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Estimation of rumen degradable organic matter of forages using different techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

E. R. Deaville  and
D. I. Givens
E. R. Deaville
Affiliation:
ADAS Feed Evaluation and Nutritional Sciences, Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon. CV37 9RQ, UK
D. I. Givens
Affiliation:
ADAS Feed Evaluation and Nutritional Sciences, Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon. CV37 9RQ, UK
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The UK metabolisable protein system proposed an approach for calculating the energy (termed fermentable metabolisable energy) available for rumen microbial protein synthesis. This approach does not take into account rumen undegradable organic matter (OM; mainly protein and starch) and ignores the dynamic aspects of the value, such as rate of fermentation. The aim was to evaluate three techniques to estimate OM apparently degraded in the rumen (OMADR) of different forages.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1998 , 1998 , pp. 57
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1998

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