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Prediction of metabolisable energy concentration of fresh grass – which digestibility variable is better, organic matter or energy?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

T Yan ,
C P Ferris  and
C S Mayne
T Yan*
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough, Co Down BT26 6DR, United Kingdom
C P Ferris
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough, Co Down BT26 6DR, United Kingdom
C S Mayne
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough, Co Down BT26 6DR, United Kingdom
*
Email: tianhai.yan@afbini.gov.uk
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Accurate prediction of the ME concentration of fresh grass is vital in developing appropriate feeding regimes for grazing animals. While AFRC (1993) proposed an equation to calculate grass ME concentration from digestible OM in total DM (DOMD), the accuracy of this approach has been questioned (Yan and Agnew, 2004). The objective of the present study was to develop a prediction method for ME concentration of fresh grass from nutrient digestibility.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2009 , April 2009 , pp. 86
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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