Table 2 Dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP) degradation characteristics of soybean meal and dried distillers grains co-products^{1, 2}

DM (%)

92.4

86.5

86.5

90.0

0.1

–

 53-μm filterable and soluble A fraction

28.4^b

37.2^a

28.9^b

13.6^c

0.6

<0.001

 Degradable B fraction

69.0^a

49.5^c

51.0^c

55.3^b

1.4

<0.001

 Undegradable C fraction

2.6^d

13.3^c

20.1^b

30.9^a

1.2

<0.001

K _dB³ (% h⁻¹)

13.3^a

9.1^b

5.3^c

5.0^c

1.0

<0.001

CP (%)

52.2

38.1

33.3

38.8

0.4

–

 53-μm filterable and soluble A fraction

8.9^c

26.5^a

19.7^b

9.0^c

1.9

<0.001

 Degradable B fraction

87.2^a

67.8^b

50.6^bc

49.8^c

4.0

0.001

 Undegradable C fraction

3.9^c

4.7^c

29.7^b

41.2^a

3.3

<0.001

K _dB⁴ (% h⁻¹)

17.6^a

11.6^b

4.9^c

3.9^c

0.6

<0.001