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Ruminal N degradability of fresh, wilted and ensiled temperate forages

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

C. Cajarville*
Affiliation:
Depto. de Nutrición, Facultad de Veterinaria, . Lasplaces 1550, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay
J. D’Alessandro
Affiliation:
Depto. de Nutrición, Facultad de Veterinaria, . Lasplaces 1550, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay
C. Soto
Affiliation:
Depto. de Nutrición, Facultad de Veterinaria, . Lasplaces 1550, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay
A. Curbelo
Affiliation:
Depto. de Nutrición, Facultad de Veterinaria, . Lasplaces 1550, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay
D. Garín
Affiliation:
Depto. de Nutrición, Facultad de Veterinaria, . Lasplaces 1550, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay
J. L. Repetto
Affiliation:
Depto. de Nutrición, Facultad de Veterinaria, . Lasplaces 1550, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay
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Extract

Spring excess of temperate pastures are usually ensiled by Uruguayan farmers. The purpose of this work was to study changes in the ruminal N degradability during wilting and silage fermentation of farm forages in Uruguay.

Type
Feed Characterisation
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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References

Ørskov, E. R., McDonald, I. 1979. The estimation of protein degradability in the rumen from incubation measurements weighted according to a rate of passage. Journal of Agricultural Science (Cambridge) 92: 499503.CrossRefGoogle Scholar