Evaluation of NRC, UC Davis and ADAS approaches to estimate the metabolizable energy values of feeds at maintenance energy intake from equations utilizing chemical assays and in vitro determinations

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 114, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 75-90

  Robinson, P H ^a   Givens, D I ^b   Getachew, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid detergent; Acid detergent insoluble CP; AD; ADAS ME prediction using ivOMD and GE; ADAS ME prediction using ivOMD and predicted GE; ADASivGE; ADASivPGE; ADICP; CP; Crude protein; DM; dNDF30; dNDF48; Dry matter; In vitro digestion of NDF at 30 h

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 1842834167     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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