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What is Worth Measuring ? What can it Tell us about Forages ?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Dj, Ryan Cherney |
| Copyright Year | 2000 |
| Abstract | and efficiency of utilization are characteristics of forages that determine animal performance, with variation in intake accounting for 60–90% of the variation in digestible energy (Mertens, 1994). It would therefore be desirable to measure those forage characteristics that relate most closely to intake and digestibility. Chemical fractions that have been associated with intake and digestibility include fibre, lignin and protein (Cherney and Mertens, 1998). A routine system of chemical characterization of forages for ruminants, then, must include determination of fibre, lignin and protein and critical to these is an accurate dry matter (DM) determination. Some characterizations, such as the determination of water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC), may be of particular importance in silage research. Others, such as tannin assays, starch and soluble fibres, may be of particular importance for some types of forages and some feeding situations. The worth of any particular assay, other than for fibre, lignin, and protein, is thus dependent on the researcher’s objectives and the likely economic impact of not performing the assay. If an antiquality factor limits production, it may become the most important factor to analyse for. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://bardiamond.com/Library/Laboratory/Articles/Chemical_Analysis_of_Forages.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
