Open AccessTotal Protein Requirements of Beef Cattle I: Feed the Bugs First
Author(s) -
Jeffrey N. Carter
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-an167-2006
Subject(s) - rumen , ruminant , beef cattle , high protein , zoology , biology , food science , agronomy , pasture , fermentation
AN167, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Jeffrey N. Carter, describes the role of beneficial microbes in the rumen of beef cattle which provide the primary source of protein for ruminant animals, microbial crude protein. Includes a line diagram depicting the path of dietary protein. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, September 2006.