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The response of store lambs to protein supplementation of alkali treated straw based diets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

Susan M. Marchment  and
E.L. Miller
Susan M. Marchment
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3DX
E.L. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3DX
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Factors affecting voluntary food intake (VFI) in ruminants are well documented and suggest that both physical and chemical factors are involved. An understanding of VFI controls is important for the formulation of economical diets to achieve maximum levels of production.

The effect of protein supply on VFI is unclear. While the need for rumen degradable protein (RDP) to maximise microbial activity and consequently VFI is clearly established ARC (1960), the effect of undegraded dietary protein (UDP) on VFI is equivocal.

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Sheep Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1984 , March 1984 , pp. 11
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1984

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References

ARC 1980 The nutrient requirements of ruminant live stock. London: Agricultural Research Council.Google Scholar
Marchment, S.M. and Miller, E.L. (1983) Anim.Prod. 36, 508 (Abstr.)Google Scholar