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Evaluation of the Nutritional Characteristics of Tropical Feeds Using the Pressure Transducer Gas Measurement Technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

Z Sileshi ,
E Owen ,
M K Theodorou ,
M S Dhanoa  and
J France
Z Sileshi
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading, Berks RG6 2AT Institute of Agricultural Research, PO Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
E Owen
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading, Berks RG6 2AT
M K Theodorou
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3EB
M S Dhanoa
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3EB
J France
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke Research Station, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB
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The nylon bag technique is widely used for assessing the kinetics of forage disappearance in the rumen (Ørskov, Hovell & Mould, 1980); the technique also holds promise for predicting the intake of roughages (Ørskov, Reid & Kay, 1988). The nylon bag technique is being advocated as being especially suitable for tropical conditions where laboratory facilities are limited. However the technique has a capacity limitation. Due to its dependence on in situ incubation in the rumen of fistulated animals, only small numbers of forage samples can be assessed at any one time. Thus the technique is of limited value in laboratories undertaking routine screening of large numbers of samples, for the purposes of feed evaluation and for use in plant breeding programmes.

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Tropical Feeds
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1994 , March 1994 , pp. 139
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1994

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