Current NRC recommendations for dairy cattle provide limited guidance to nutritionists for
meeting the fiber and carbohydrate needs of lactating cows. The NRC provides only …

The content of ruminally fermented OM in the diet affects the fiber requirement of dairy cattle.
Physically effective fiber is the fraction of feed that stimulates chewing activity. Chewing, in …

Dietary factors that alter the intake of effective fiber were evaluated for their effects on rumen
fermentation, digestion, and milk production using a double 4 x 4 quasi-Latin square design …

Dairy producers use soyhulls, a byproduct of soybean processing, to replace either grain or
forage in diets of lactating dairy cows. In view of the nutritional and economical value of …

Two experiments were carried out to test the effects of alfalfa particle size and functional
specific gravity (FSG) on chewing activity, digestibility, rumen kinetics, and production of …

Meta-analysis was applied to evaluate the relationships between dietary NDF and voluntary
intakes of DM and net energy by cattle from 2 databases. The databases were configured …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of reducing forage particle length
(FPL) and the inclusion of cottonseed hulls (CSH) on intake, digestibility, chewing activity …

Our study investigated the effects of, and interactions between, level of dietary ruminally
fermentable carbohydrate (RFC) and forage particle size on milk production, nutrient …

Physically effective neutral detergent fiber (peNDF) is the fraction of neutral detergent fiber
(NDF) that stimulates chewing activity and contributes to the floating mat of large particles in …

The purpose of animal nutrition is to supply the right amount of nutrients that the animal
needs to meet a pre-set production target. Any shortfall in nutrient provision will reduce …