200 Forage Cell Wall Organization, Complexes, and Components

Abstract It has been nearly 31 years since the International Symposium on Forage Cell Wall Structure and Digestibility was held in Madison, WI. The text resulting from that symposium, first published 1993, an invaluable resource for animal plant scientists alike but, unfortunately, yet to be updated. organizers recognized there "a critical lack of information chemistry cell walls forage plants especially how this relates digestibility absorption materials can improved through breeding". They proceeded organize excellent symposium covered every aspect broad topic. Whereas "fiber" (plant wall) always a mainstay ruminant feeding, its importance areas human non-ruminant nutrition now realized as indicated by extensive scientific literature topic time fact dietary fiber is considered "essential nutrient" human. In presentation, components wall will discussed their organization within defined. Their relationship gut microbiota highlighted those factors determining accurate concentrations forages fibrous ingredients using latest methodologies. Rather than being viewed simply "roughage" or "filler" "anti-nutritional factor", have prominent role all nutrition, so understanding characteristics at levels becomes more important.