Potential of near infrared spectroscopy to predict the voluntary intake of grazed grass

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 169-178

  Agnew, R E ^a,b,c   Park, R S ^a,b   Mayne, C S ^a,b,c   Laidlaw, A S ^a,b,c  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Applied Plant Science Division ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acid detergent fibre; ADF; DM; dry matter; liveweight; LW; modified partial least squares; MPLS; N; NDF; near infrared spectroscopy; neutral detergent fibre; NIRS; nitrogen; NMSC; normal multiplicative scatter correction; pre grazing sward height; PSSH; RSSH

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 2642516587     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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