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Prediction of voluntary feed intake from feed analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

J.M. Forbes
J.M. Forbes*
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Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
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It is axiomatic that the amount of feed eaten by any animal depends on both animal and feed factors. Although there have been a great many investigations of variations of the composition of the diet on feed intake, most of the equations which are available for the prediction of intake rely on animal factors such as live weight and milk yield and on the weight of supplementary feed offered but not its composition. Were it a simple matter to use proximate analysis of forages and concentrates to predict intake then presumably more progress would have been made. The intention of this paper is to point to what achievements have been made and to highlight areas in which further research is required.

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Developments in Feed Evaluation and Intake Prediction for Ruminants
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1987 , March 1987 , pp. 44
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1987

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