. 1992. Rumen protection of heat-treated soybean proteins. Can. J. Anim. . The effects of processing variables on soybean crude protein (CP) ruminal degradation were investigated. Soybean meal (SBM) was heated ina forced-air oven (90"C, I h) withblood (0,5, 10 and zo'% dry matter; and/or xylose (3 mol mol-1 SBM-blood lysine) in a randomized complete block design. In another experiment, whole soybeans were utilized using the following treatments: raw; roasted (in Gem Co. unit exit temperature 150'C) and steeped for 0 or 2 h; roasted, flaked (exit temperature 111"C) and steeped for 0, 1, 2,3 h or I h with 4% xylose and/or l0% blood.Solubility of SBM CP was reduced (P<0.01) by the addition of xylose, without adverse effects on pepsin-digestible CP and acid detergent insoluble nitrogen. ln situ degradation of CP (EDCP). assuming uiurrug."rut. of 57ohr,of SBMwasreduce0,01) par l'apport de xylose, sans effet n6gatif sur la pb digestible )r la pepsine, ni sur I'azote insoluble au ddtergent acide. La d6gradation in situ de
MATERIALS AND METHODS
TreatmentsSoybean meal was hydrated with distilled water and sodium hydroxide to adjust moisture content (20%) and pH (8.5) (Cleale et al. 1987a). Duplicate samples (150 g DM basis) were mixed with fresh bovine blood at 0, 5, 10, and20% (DM basis) and xylose (0 and 3 mol mol-r lysine). Blood and SBM were assumed to contain 9.7 and3.2% lysine, respectively (National Research Council 1985).Samples were heated in9 x 12 x 5-cm aluminum pans at 90'C for I h in a forced-air oven. Following heating, samples were cooled to room temperature (25 "C) and allowed to air dry for 72 h before being ground through a 5-mm screen.In a second experiment, whole soybeans were employed. In the roasting system at Miller Farms