Effects of different processing of soaybean meal on ruminal degradability parameters and intestinal digestibility of crude protein and amino acids in Holstein cows

Three Non-lactating Holstein cows equipped with ruminal cannulas were used to determine the impact of different methods of treating soybean meal (SBM) on the ruminal degradability and intestinal digestibility of crude protein and amino acids (AA). Solvent-extracted SBM (Control), Meal processed by adding 25% (w/w) water and heated at 150 °C for 30 minutes (treatment 2), Meal heated at 150 °C for 30 minutes (treatment 3), and meal melted xylose by adding 3 moles per mole of lysine and heated at 150 °C for 30 minutes (treatment 4), were incubated in the rumen in nylon bags for 0, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 48 h according to National Research Council (2001) guidelines. Processing of SBM caused the rapidly degradable CP fraction, slowly degradable CP fraction and the constant degradation rate of crude protein was reduce, increase and decreased, respectively (P