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s<strong>of</strong>tware uses <strong>the</strong> NRC 2001 values for blood meal, which has a high RUP value<br />

(77.5% when dry matter intake = 4% <strong>of</strong> body weight) with high RUP digestibility (80%).<br />

RUP lysine digestibility %<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

Lysine digestibility vs. RUP digestibility<br />

0<br />

0 20 40 60 80 100<br />

RUP digestibility %<br />

Figure 4. RUP-Lys digestibility versus RUP digestibility<br />

as determined by a modified 3-step procedure (St-<br />

Pierre, unpublished observations). Measured data<br />

is represented by dots; RUP- Lys digestibility equal<br />

to RUP digestibility would fall along <strong>the</strong> line. RUP =<br />

rumen undegraded protein<br />

CONCLUSIONS<br />

RUP Lys dig<br />

Heat processing <strong>of</strong> feeds is commonly used in <strong>the</strong> production <strong>of</strong> by-product<br />

ingredients and to decrease ruminal degradability <strong>of</strong> feed protein. If heat processing<br />

conditions are too severe, or not carefully controlled, Lys damage can result, which<br />

decreases Lys digestibility in <strong>the</strong> small intestine. Decreased digestibility <strong>of</strong> total RUP<br />

can also result from improper heat processing conditions. <strong>For</strong> feeds in which <strong>the</strong> Lys<br />

has been damaged due to heating conditions, MP-Lys supplied by those feeds will be<br />

over-predicted by current ruminant nutrition models because <strong>the</strong>se models do not<br />

account for intestinal digestibility <strong>of</strong> individual AA in RUP. Therefore, more data is<br />

needed to better characterize differences in RUP-AA digestibility within feedstuffs. This<br />

data will be particularly important when feeding DDGS and BM because RUP-Lys<br />

digestibility can be substantially lower than RUP digestibility for <strong>the</strong>se feeds. Identifying<br />

an accurate in vitro method that can be used to rapidly and economically analyze more<br />

samples for RUP-AA digestibility, particularly RUP-Lys digestibility, may allow ruminant<br />

nutrition models to more accurately predict MP-Lys supply from individual feed<br />

ingredients. If more accurate predictions <strong>of</strong> MP-Lys supplied by RUP are realized, herd<br />

responses to balancing rations for AA will become more predictable and consistent.<br />

Monitoring lysine damage that results from heat processing conditions can also be<br />

useful in monitoring quality <strong>of</strong> protein feeds supplied from various sources.<br />

25<br />

Equal

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