Steam drying compared to drum drying markedly increases early phase rumen fermentability of sugar beet pulp
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Steam drying compared to drum drying markedly increases early phase rumen fermentability of sugar beet pulp. / Nielsen, Mette Olaf; Larsen, Kasper; Jensen, Arne Sloth; Hansen, Hanne Helene.
In: Zuckerindustrie, Vol. 142, No. 12, 2017, p. 693-698.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Steam drying compared to drum drying markedly increases early phase rumen fermentability of sugar beet pulp
AU - Nielsen, Mette Olaf
AU - Larsen, Kasper
AU - Jensen, Arne Sloth
AU - Hansen, Hanne Helene
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Freshly pressed and dried sugar beet pulp was sampled from 2 different factories located within a distance of 30 km and on 4 different dates. One factory was equipped with a steam dryer and the other with a drum dryer. A recognized in vitro technique was used to establish, how the drying process affected rumen fermentability of the pulp, since fibrous feeds (such as sugar beet pulp) rely on microbial fermentation in the rumen to be digestible to the cow. Steam dried pulp had a remarkable >60% higher fermentability compared to drum dried pulp during the first 12(-15) hours of fermentation, but there were no differences in fermentation pattern after 24 hours of fermentation. The increased early fermentability must markedly increase the nutritional value for high-yielding dairy cows, which at feed intakes of 25 kg dry matter or more, have retention times in the rumen for water soluble compounds (such as pectin) and small particles as low as 6.7-13.3 hours. Future feeding trials are needed to establish exactly how much the feeding value is increased in steam dried sugar beet pulp.
AB - Freshly pressed and dried sugar beet pulp was sampled from 2 different factories located within a distance of 30 km and on 4 different dates. One factory was equipped with a steam dryer and the other with a drum dryer. A recognized in vitro technique was used to establish, how the drying process affected rumen fermentability of the pulp, since fibrous feeds (such as sugar beet pulp) rely on microbial fermentation in the rumen to be digestible to the cow. Steam dried pulp had a remarkable >60% higher fermentability compared to drum dried pulp during the first 12(-15) hours of fermentation, but there were no differences in fermentation pattern after 24 hours of fermentation. The increased early fermentability must markedly increase the nutritional value for high-yielding dairy cows, which at feed intakes of 25 kg dry matter or more, have retention times in the rumen for water soluble compounds (such as pectin) and small particles as low as 6.7-13.3 hours. Future feeding trials are needed to establish exactly how much the feeding value is increased in steam dried sugar beet pulp.
KW - Dairy cattle
KW - Digestibility
KW - Feed value
KW - Fiber degrad-Ability
KW - In vitro gas production
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85039981715
VL - 142
SP - 693
EP - 698
JO - ZUCKER
JF - ZUCKER
SN - 0344-8657
IS - 12
ER -
ID: 188371263