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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 69, Issue 11 4617-4627, Copyright © 1991 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

The influence of timing and the addition of urea to supplements containing DL-methionine on ruminal fermentation and cow weight change in beef cows

J. S. Wiley, M. K. Petersen, C. K. Clark, R. P. Ansotegui and D. W. Lodman
Montana State University, Bozeman 59717.

A study was conducted to determine an optimal time for supplementation of DL-methionine in relation to time of forage intake by mature British breed-type crossbred cows, and two other experiments were conducted to determine whether ruminal ammonia concentration limited changes in disappearance rates in situ and ruminal functions caused by supplements containing DL-methionine. Experiments 1 and 2 used 4 x 4 Latin square designs with four cows in each experiment. Treatments in Exp. 1 were no supplement (CON), DL-methionine at feeding (0800), DL-methionine 4 h after feeding (1200), and DL-methionine 7 h after feeding (1500). Treatments in Exp. 2 were .5 kg of beet pulp (CON), .5 kg of beet pulp plus 16.5 g of DL-methionine (MET), .5 kg of beet pulp plus 16.5 g of DL-methionine and 55 g of urea (METU), and .4 kg of soybean (SOY). Experiment 3 was conducted in a 326-ha pasture with treatments of no supplement (CON), .5 kg of beet pulp plus 12.5 g of DL-methionine and 30 g of urea (METU), and .4 of kg soybean meal (SOY). In Exp. 1, in situ NDF disappearance rates of cows supplemented at 1200 and 1500 were greater (P less than .01) than those of cows supplemented at 0800. In Exp. 2, ruminal ammonia concentration was greatest (P less than .001) for METU (5.2 mg/dl) and least for CON (1.5 mg/dl). Disappearance rates in situ for DM differed (P less than .01) among treatments; METU was similar (P greater than .2) to SOY but faster (P less than .01) than MET. Disappearance rates of NDF were greatest (P less than .001) for METU-supplemented cows. In Exp. 3, DM and NDF disappearance rates were faster (P less than .10) for SOY than for METU. Cow BW change was positive for METU and SOY, and decrease in condition score was least (P less than .10) for METU- and SOY-treated cows. These studies indicate favorable ruminal responses to DL-methionine supplementation; however, the response depended on time of supplementation and ruminal ammonia concentration.


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