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http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2002.851

Effects of Corn Processing on In Vitro and In Situ Digestion of Corn Grain in Holstein Steers  

Lee, S.Y. (School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University)
Kim, W.Y. (Deparment of Animal Science, Korea National Agricultural College)
Ko, J.Y. (Feed and Livestock Research Institute, NACF)
Ha, J.K. (School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University)
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Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences / v.15, no.6, 2002 , pp. 851-858 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine effects of whole (intact), coarsely-ground (4 mm), finely-ground (1 mm), steam-flaked and steam-flaked-ground (1 mm) corns on in vitro and in situ DM digestibilities and also in vitro fermentation characteristics. After 48 h incubation, in vitro dry matter digestibilities of whole, steam-flaked, coarsely-ground, steam-flaked-ground, and finely-ground corns were 6.79, 61.68, 76.48, 85.72 and 90.31%, respectively. Steam-flaked-ground corn showed the highest digestibility until 24 h incubation (p<0.01). After 48 h incubation, pH of whole corn decreased with a small range. However the values of pH of other media significantly decreased (p<0.01). The gas productions of finely-ground and steam-flaked-ground corns were higher than those of the other corns (p<0.01). After 24 h incubation, $NH_3$-N concentration of finely-ground and steam-flaked-ground corns increased rapidly. Total VFA was the highest in finely-ground corn, followed by steam-flaked-ground, steam-flaked, coarsely-ground and whole corns. Incorporating steam-flaked corn resulted in the highest propionate concentration (p<0.01) and the lowest acetate : propionate value (p<0.05). Finely-ground corn showed the highest in situ DM digestibility throughout the incubation period (p<0.01), followed by coarsely-ground, steam-flaked and whole corns, respectively. Overall, DM of whole corn was merely digested in vitro as well as in situ.
Keywords
In vitro; In situ; Processing Corn; DM Digestibility;
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