Use of lignosulfonate to decrease the rumen degradability of canola meal protein

Tim A. McAllister, K. J. Cheng, K. A. Beauchemin, D. R. C. Bailey, Mark Pickard, R. P. Gilbert

Canadian Journal of Animal Science · 1993 · 58 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Treatment of canola meal (CM) with 5 or 10% lignosulfonate (LSO 3 ) for 1 or 2 h at 100 °C increased borate-insoluble CP and neutral-detergent-insoluble nitrogen and decreased in vitro ammonia concentration compared with untreated or heated CM. Acid-detergent-insoluble nitrogen was increased in 2% xylose and 10% LSO 3 CM heated for 2 h. Ruminal degradability of CP was reduced by heating CM (P < 0.01), and this effect was more pronounced (P < 0.001) with LSO 3 or xylose. Key words: Cattle, canola meal, lignosulfonate, rumen undegradable protein