Protein supplements for cattle in drought
Primefact Number: 334 Edition: First edition Released/reviewed: 01 Feb 2007
‘Crude protein percentage’ (CP%) is the term used to describe the effective protein content of ruminant feeds. However, not all protein is the same, as it may be available to the animal in any of three forms:
- non-protein nitrogen (NPN)
- rumen-degradable protein (RDP)
- undegraded dietary protein (UDP).
This Primefact looks at these three types of protein, as well as protein meals, protein pellets, manufactured blocks and full hand feeding.
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