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Exploring the relationships between plant chemical composition and nitrogen partitioning in lactating dairy cows fed ryegrass-based diets
Vibart RE, Koolaard J, Barrett BA, Pacheco D
Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Volume 69, pp 188-195, Jun 2009
Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Volume 69, pp 188-195, Jun 2009
Article class: Conference Presentation
Subject Terms: Biochemistry/chemistry, Diet/rations/food, Lactation, Milk, Minerals/elememts, Pasture/crop
Animal Type: Cattle
Publisher: New Zealand Society of Animal ProductionAbstract
Data from experiments in which cows consumed ryegrass-based diets were used to evaluate the effects of plant constituent concentrations and nutrient ratios on the partitioning of nitrogen (N) secreted into milk and excreted as waste products (urine + faeces). The data set used from 32 publications with 170 treatment means, was derived from studies where freshly-cut or grazed pasture comprised more than 70 % of the total diet on a dry matter basis. The objectives were to identify suitable predictors of N partitioning, both across and within studies, and to examine the relative weight these predictors have on the partitioning of dietary N. Total excretion of N (g/d) and urinary N (g/d) were best predicted by the single predictor crude protein concentration, but better relationships were obtained by adding water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) and neutral detergent fibre concentrations to the models. Although significant across studies, no single plant constituent variable was selected using the meta-analytical approach. The most reliable predictions of N in waste products and urine required measures of N intake for urinary N excretion, or in combination with total OM intake for total N excretion.The whole of the literary matter of the Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production is copyright New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Downloading this article signifies agreement with the terms and conditions of electronic access.
