Author : Raja Kishore Konka
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783838375496
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (754 download)
Book Synopsis Summative Model for Prediction of Energy Value in Ruminant Feeds by : Raja Kishore Konka
Download or read book Summative Model for Prediction of Energy Value in Ruminant Feeds written by Raja Kishore Konka and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The method of digestibility determination by total faecal collection dates back to the 19th century and is still by far the most precise method for ruminants. Owing to its laboriousness, cost, requirements for large samples and the time involved, numerous alternative techniques have been suggested to predict in vivo digestibility. Also, in the recent years, the Weende system of proximate analysis has been severely criticized by many nutritionists as being archaic and imprecise. Much of the data available on tropical feedstuffs are based on the conventional system of proximate analysis and in vivo digestibility studies (Gohl, 1981). Expression of nutrient composition of feedstuffs has changed considerably in recent years (NRC, 2001;AFRC, 1993).Hence, an attempt has been made in the present work to predict the energy content of tropical forages, tree leaves and crop residues using a combination of chemical and mathematical techniques. This work will help animal nutritionists and research workers to evaluate energy content of feedstuffs rapidly, economically and arrive at logical conclusions.