The experiment was divided into three parts: composition analysis of soybean hulls (SH), soybean meal, ground corn and wheat meal; in vitro digestibility of dry matter (IVDDM) and cellular wall (IVDCW) of the feeds mentioned above; in situ degradation of dry matter (ISDDM), organic matter (ISDOM) and gross energy (ISDGE), of milled (MSH) or pelleted (PSH) soybean hulls. Three collections of rumen liquid were undertaken for IVDDM and IVDCW at weekly intervals. Three rumen fistulated cows were utilized for the estimates of ISDDM, ISDOM and ISDGE. Incubation periods were 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 hours, whereas zero time was achieved in the laboratory. Degradation percentages and the percentages of real degradability for dry matter, organic matter and gross energy... |