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A comparison of the gas production profiles of fresh and dry forage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

S. Nagadi ,
M. Herrero  and
N.S Jessop
S. Nagadi
Affiliation:
IERM, The University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
M. Herrero
Affiliation:
IERM, The University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
N.S Jessop
Affiliation:
IERM, The University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
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The aim of using any in vitro method is to obtain a good description of the nutritional value of forages as they are fed, which in most cases is on a fresh basis. The in vitro gas production technique has the potential to characterise fermentation pattern of the carbohydrate fractions of forages, and has been used extensively with forage material that has been dried and ground through a 1mm screen. The objective of the present study was to compare the fermentation patterns of fresh and dry forage.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1998 , 1998 , pp. 62
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1998

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