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In vitro digestion and ruminal degradation of soybean hulls

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

Hamid Mohammadzadeh*
Affiliation:
University of Tehran, Karaj/Tehran, Iran
Ali Nikkhah
Affiliation:
University of Tehran, Karaj/Tehran, Iran
Kamran Reza-Yazdi
Affiliation:
University of Tehran, Karaj/Tehran, Iran
Hassan Mehrabani-Yeganeh
Affiliation:
University of Tehran, Karaj/Tehran, Iran
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Dairy producers use soyhulls, a byproduct of soybean processing, to replace either grain or forage in diets of lactating dairy cows. In view of the nutritional and economical value of soyhulls it is anticipated that this practice will continue to increase in popularity among nutritionists and producers of ruminant animals. According to the NRC (2001), SH contain 60.3% NDF and 44.6% ADF on a DM basis. Also The CP content of SH averaged 11.8%, which is within the range of 13.9± 4.6%. The objectives of this paper are to evaluate the in vitro DM and OM digestibility and in situ degradability of DM, CP and NDF contents of soybean hulls.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2007

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