67. Protein Nutrition. Part Two. Crude Protein or Metabolisable Protein?
From The Rumen Room Podcasts by cwestwood
February 4, 2026 · 38 min · Episode 67
About this episode
This episode explores the differences between crude protein and metabolizable protein in dietary nutrition for ruminants.
Continuing the dietary protein journey started in Podcast No. 66, our latest podcast picks apart the pros and cons of crude protein (CP) as a proxy for dietary protein. Fantastic as CP is for quickly and easily balancing diets on the basis of CP supply vs. CP demands of ruminants, some limitations of CP mean that sometimes protein nutrition needs a bit more detail than just CP. Metabolisable protein (MP) is introduced and defined in the podcast, and we explore the value of MP vs. CP in a farm-level, down to earth manner. Will you ever look at CP in the same way ever again after listening to this podcast? Or will you be a “MP convert” from now on? Take a listen and make up your own mind about protein nutrition!
People in this episode
Host: cwestwood
Topics covered
- protein nutrition
- crude protein
- metabolizable protein
- dietary protein
- ruminants
- farm-level nutrition
Keywords
- protein nutrition
- crude protein
- metabolizable protein
- dietary protein
- ruminants
- nutrition
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