Effect of sulfur supplementation on in vitro cellulose digestion and on nutrient utilization and nitrogen metabolism of lambs fed low quality fescue hay

Experiments were conducted to determine the effects of supplementing low quality tall fescue hay, containing 0.26% total sulfur, with an iso-sulfurous quantity of either sodium sulfate or D,L-methionine. In vitro experiments were carried out where rumen fluid was collected from sheep fed a similar low quality tall fescue hay. In experiment 1, the addition of 1% urea to the low quality fescue ration stimulated in vitro cellulose digestion (P