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Dry matter, crude protein and starch degradation characteristics of one corn (Pioneer 39P78) and four barley grain varieties (CDC Bold, CDC Dolly, Harrington and Valier) were evaluated in two in situ nylon bag trials. Trial 1 compared ground and rolled treatments of Harrington barley and Pioneer 39P78 corn, whereas Trial 2 evaluated ground and rolled treatments of the four barley varieties. Rumen degradability characteristics were compared with analytical results from thermal- and synchrotron-source FTIRM. Infrared absorbance spectra were collected from corn and four barley varieties using thermal-source FTIRM on the mid-IR beamline at the Canadian Light Source, Ltd. (Saskatoon, SK). Synchrotron-source FTIRM spectral data was collected for corn, Harrington barley and Valier barley on the U2B mid-IR beamline at NSLS-BNL (Upton, NY). CHO:Amide I peak area ratios were compared to the in situ rumen degradation results to determine if FTIRM spectral data could be related to the rate and extent of rumen degradation, and if thermal- and synchrotron-source FTIRM yielded different results. A grain x processing method interaction (P<0.01) was observed in both in situ trials where grinding produced a greater increase in the rate and extent of rumen degradation for Harrington barley than it did for corn (Trial 1) along with a greater increase in the rate and extent of rumen degradation for CDC Bold and CDC Dolly than for Harrington and Valier (Trial 2). Among barley varieties, increasing rate and extent of rumen degradation (CDC Bold>CDC Dolly>Harrington>Valier) corresponded to increasing starch:protein ratio as estimated by chemical analysis. This relationship was reversed for corn and Harrington barley where corn had a higher starch:protein ratio yet slower rumen degradation kinetics. For both thermal- and synchrotron-source FTIRM, CHO:amide I peak area ratios were greater (P<0.05) for corn than for Harrington barley. Comparison of CHO:amide I peak area ratios of barley varieties measured with thermal-source FTIR showed that varieties with higher (P<0.05) CHO:Amide I peak area ratios generally had higher rate and extent of rumen degradation. This indicates that starch:protein ratio estimated with FTIRM may be an indicator of rumen degradability characteristics when comparing varieties of the same grain, but not for different species of grains.

Dry matter, crude protein and starch degradation characteristics of one corn (Pioneer 39P78) and four barley grain varieties (CDC Bold, CDC Dolly, Harrington and Valier) were evaluated in two in situ nylon bag trials. Trial 1 compared ground and rolled treatments of Harrington barley and Pioneer 39P78 corn, whereas Trial 2 evaluated ground and rolled treatments of the four barley varieties. Rumen degradability characteristics were compared with analytical results from thermal- and synchrotron-source FTIRM. Infrared absorbance spectra were collected from corn and four barley varieties using thermal-source FTIRM on the mid-IR beamline at the Canadian Light Source, Ltd. (Saskatoon, SK). Synchrotron-source FTIRM spectral data was collected for corn, Harrington barley and Valier barley on the U2B mid-IR beamline at NSLS-BNL (Upton, NY). CHO:Amide I peak area ratios were compared to the in situ rumen degradation results to determine if FTIRM spectral data could be related to the rate and extent of rumen degradation, and if thermal- and synchrotron-source FTIRM yielded different results. A grain x processing method interaction (P<0.01) was observed in both in situ trials where grinding produced a greater increase in the rate and extent of rumen degradation for Harrington barley than it did for corn (Trial 1) along with a greater increase in the rate and extent of rumen degradation for CDC Bold and CDC Dolly than for Harrington and Valier (Trial 2). Among barley varieties, increasing rate and extent of rumen degradation (CDC Bold>CDC Dolly>Harrington>Valier) corresponded to increasing starch:protein ratio as estimated by chemical analysis. This relationship was reversed for corn and Harrington barley where corn had a higher starch:protein ratio yet slower rumen degradation kinetics. For both thermal- and synchrotron-source FTIRM, CHO:amide I peak area ratios were greater (P<0.05) for corn than for Harrington barley. Comparison of CHO:amide I peak area ratios of barley varieties measured with thermal-source FTIR showed that varieties with higher (P<0.05) CHO:Amide I peak area ratios generally had higher rate and extent of rumen degradation. This indicates that starch:protein ratio estimated with FTIRM may be an indicator of rumen degradability characteristics when comparing varieties of the same grain, but not for different species of grains.

Seven clover sampes (Trifolium pratense L.) were collected at three different miters I (n = 3), II (n = 3) and III (n = 1) during the growing season from 10th of May to 17th of August. The samples were analyzed for chemical composition, gross energy (BE) content, in vivo sheep digestibility of organic matter (KS OH) and gross energy (KS BE) and in situ rumen degradability of organic matter and neutral detergent fibre (NDF). The contents of ash, crude protein (NL), crude fibre (CF), NDF, acid detergent fibre (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL) and BE were significantly (P < 0,05) affected by the date of cutting time. The averaged values were for ash 119,2 g/kg of dry matter, NL 197,7 g/kg of dry matter, CF 214,1 g/kg of dry matter, NDF 400,7 g/kg of dry matter, ADF 296,2 g/kg of dry matter, ADL 73,8 g/kg of dry matter and BE 18,2 MJ/kg of dry matter. KS OH and KS BE generally decreased with higher dates of cutting time. On average KS OH and KS BE amounted 72,4 % and 70,2 %, respectively. The effective ruminal degradability of organic matter (EDOH) was in average 81,7 % for miter I, 79,7 % for miter II and 75,2 % for miter III. In situ organic matter degradability characteristics were in average 41,9 % for the immediately degradable (soluble) fraction (parameter a), 47,1 % for the potential degradable fraction (parameter b) and 0,105 h-1 for the fractional rate of degradation (parameter c). The effective ruminal degradability of NDF (EDNDF) also generally decreased (P < 0,05) with increasing date of cutting time with values of 63,0 % for miter I, 59,7 % for miter II and 51,6 % for miter III. Strong correlation (P < 0,05) was observed between the EDOH and EDNDF (r = 0,979).