A net carbohydrate and protein system for evaluating cattle diets: II. Carbohydrate and protein availability

Sniffen, C.J.; D. O’Connor, John; Van Soest, P.J.; G. Fox, D.; B. Russell, James

doi:10.2527/1992.70113562x

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A net carbohydrate and protein system for evaluating cattle diets: II. Carbohydrate and protein availability

Published in Journal of Animal Science • Nov 1, 1992

Authors:

C.J. Sniffen

John D. O’Connor

P.J. Van Soest

Abstract

The Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) has a submodel that predicts rates of feedstuff degradation in the rumen, the passage of undegraded feed to the lower gut, and the amount of ME and protein that is available to the animal. In the CNCPS, structural carbohydrate (SC) and nonstruc...

Subject

Carbohydrate

Protein degradation

Rumen

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