METHODS FOR PROTECTING SOYBEAN AND CANOLA PROTEINS FROM DEGRADATION IN THE RUMEN

Soybean and canola proteins were treated with heat, formaldehyde (HCHO), sodium hydroxide (NaOH), whole fresh blood (BL) or fish hydrolysate (FH). Effect of these treatments on in situ protein degradability was measured by the nylon bag technique using fisulated steers. All treatments with the exception of heat were effective in protecting protein of soybeans and soybean meal (SBM). Canola seed protein was protected with heat at 110 °C for 2 h and with chemical treatments; all treatments were effective in protecting canola meal (CM) protein. Essential amino acid profiles of these residues from HCHO- or NaOH-treated SBM were not different from untreated SBM residue but increases in some essential amino acids were found in BL-treated SBM residue. Rat bioassays of residues from nylon bag studies revealed that protein quality of SBM, as indicated by net protein ratio, was significantly reduced (P