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Evaluation of feed proteins for ruminants by solubility and electrophoresis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

A.S. Chaudhry
Affiliation:
Dept. Animal Husbandry, University of Bristol, Langford. BS18 7DU
A.J.F. Webster
Affiliation:
Dept. Animal Husbandry, University of Bristol, Langford. BS18 7DU
S. Marsden
Affiliation:
Dalgety Agric. Ltd. 180 Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol. BS12 4TH
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The extent of uncertainties associated with most of the existing protein evaluation systems for ruminants necessitates the need for some alternative investigations. Recently Newbold and Rust (1990) have demonstrated a close relationship between rumen proteolysis and protein fractions of soybean meal. Such relationship may be helpful in describing different feed proteins in terms of their ability to supply amino acid N to ruminant tissues. Present experiments were, therefore, conducted to examine the feasibility of using parameters such as protein size, type and structure, determined by solubility and electrophoresis for the evaluation of a variety of feed proteins.

Type
Rumen Metabolism
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1992

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