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Dietary Sugars for Optimizing Rumen Function and Dairy Cow Performance

Author
de Ondarza, M.B.; Emanuele, S.M.; Sniffen, C.J.
Abstract
Typical rations without supplemental sugars contain about 1.5 to 3% sugar. Adding more dietary sugar often reduces rumen ammonia, suggesting that rapidly digestible sugars help the rumen microbes capture and use nitrogen. Fiber digestion, microbial protein synthesis, and rumen pH can increase with additional dietary sugars when balanced appropriately with dietary starch to positively impact dairy cow performance.
Description
Presented at 2020 Virtual Cornell Nutrition Conference
Sponsorship
Department of Animal Science
Date Issued
2020-10Subject
Sugar; Rumen ammonia; Microbial protein; Rumen pH; Fiber digestion; Milk fat; Milk production
Type
conference papers and proceedings