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A note on the apparent digestibility of fodder beet roots in sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

M. S. Sabri ,
N. W. Offer  and
D. J. Roberts
M. S. Sabri
Affiliation:
West of Scotland Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW
N. W. Offer
Affiliation:
West of Scotland Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW
D. J. Roberts
Affiliation:
West of Scotland Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW
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Abstract

Six castrated male sheep were used to measure the apparent digestibility of fodder beet roots when included at two concentrations (610 and 490 glkg) in a feeding regimen in which the only other component was a standard complete diet of known digestibility. Mean digestibility coefficients for organic matter and gross energy for the beet were calculated to be 0·962 and 0·953 respectively. Digestible and metabolizable energy values (MJIkg DM) were calculated to be 16·0 and 13·1 respectively.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , December 1988 , pp. 509 - 511
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1988

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