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A note on the digestibility in lambs of whole, dry barley treated with ammonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

B. Laksesvela  and
P. Slagsvold
B. Laksesvela
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Husbandry and Genetics, Veterinary College of Norway, Oslo, Norway
P. Slagsvold
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Husbandry and Genetics, Veterinary College of Norway, Oslo, Norway
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Abstract

Whole, dry barley treated with ammonia (A), whole, untreated barley (WU) or ground barley (G) were fed with hay and a little high protein concentrate to 7 to 11-month-old lambs. Most apparent digestibility coefficients were found to be 3 to 5 units higher in the diet with barley A than in diets with barley WU or G, the differences being significant. Calculation of the digestibility of barley by difference showed that the coefficients were 8 to 10 units higher in barley A than in barley WU or G as regards dry matter and organic matter. Digestion of crude fibre was better in both A and WU than in G. These differences were also significant.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , June 1980 , pp. 437 - 439
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1980

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