Carbohydrates are a big source of energy for people, animals, and the bugs that help a cow be a cow. Lately, looking at the Carbohydrate fractions, understanding the terminology, knowing what abbreviations constitute what fraction, in what the range of numbers the...
The second area of fiber digestion we will discuss is uNDF. Fiber digestibility is very important to building dairy rations. We use it to classify forages; it is critical for determining DMI. Fiber levels of feed help us know rumen fill, rumination needs, and animal...