›› 2015, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 375-381.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2015.02.022

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Effect of Synchronizing the Rate of Dietary Energy and Nitrogen Release in Diets on Microbial Protein Synthesis and Rumen Fermentation in Dairy Cows

ZHANG Jun-yu1, ZANG Chang-jiang2, WANG Wen-qi1, GUO Tong-jun1, WANG Shi-chang1, SANG Duan-ji1   

  1. 1. Institute of Feed Research, Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science, Urumqi 830000, China;
    2. College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
  • Received:2014-08-15 Online:2015-02-20 Published:2015-02-13

Abstract: The objective of this experiment was to study the effect of synchronizing the rate of dietary energy and nitrogen release in diets on microbial protein synthesis and rumen fermentation in dairy cows using in vitro gas production method.Four healthy Holstein cows in mid-lactation were used to offer rumen juice.A single factor experimental design and three isoenergetic and isonitrogenous diets varying in synchronization index (SI) were used in this study (diet A,SI=0.74;diet B,SI=0.83;diet C,SI=0.91).The results showed that microbial protein production was significantly increased (P<0.05),and NH3-N concentrtatin was extremely significantly decreased in 8 and 12 h as synchrony level of diets increased (P<0.01).In 8 h,group A compared with group B,gas production,pH eached significant or extremely significant difference (P<0.05;P<0.01),in 12 h,group A compared with group B,the volatile fatty acid content was extremely significant difference (P<0.01).The results indicated that synchronization of dietary energy and nitrogen release had significant influence on microbial protein synthesis and NH3-N concentration for dairy cows.

Key words: synchrony index; microbial protein; rumen fermentation; dairy cows

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