Year 11 Agriculture Flashcards
1
Q
Protein Digestion
A
When protein is digested it is broken down into peptides (short chains amino acids) which then becomes
2
Q
Two types of protein
A
Crude and NPN
3
Q
NPN
A
Non Protein Nitrogen
4
Q
Rumen Microbes
A
Major Source of protein in a bovines diet Break down CP and NPN to NH4 + Nh3
5
Q
Microbes Role
A
Break down protein Continually flushes from the rumen to omasum to Abomasum are then absorbed.
6
Q
If energy is limited?
Poor quality feed low microbe numbers
A
Microbes become less efficient at using NH3- instead of being converted to microbial protein they are absorbed across rumen wall into bloodstream (liver) converted to urea and excreted as urine.
