Prediction of forage digestibility in ruminants using in situ and in vitro techniques

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 227-246

  Gosselink, J M J ^a,b   Dulphy, J P ^a   Poncet, C ^a   Jailler, M ^a   Tamminga, S ^b   Cone, J W ^b  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

acid detergent fibre; ADF; body weight; BW; CP; crude protein; DM; DMI; dry matter; dry matter intake; in vivo organic matter digestibility; mean square prediction error; MSPE; NDF; neutral detergent fibre; OMD; PError; prediction error; residual standard error; RSE

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 2942754244     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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