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The effect of Beckmann's treatment by sodium hydroxide on the digestibility and feeding value of barley straw for horses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Grahame Williamson
Grahame Williamson
Affiliation:
Royal (Dick) Veterinary College, Edinburgh
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The digestibility coefficients of old barley straw fed with a basal ration of oats, bran and maize to two adult horses and of the same straw after treatment by Beckmann's method were ascertained. The coefficients of the nitrogen-free extractives and the crude fibre of the untreated straw were 33·23 and 38·24 respectively and of the treated straw 54·14 and 63·71. There was a reduction in the digestibility of the small quantity of protein and fat.

Taking into account the 14·5% of dry matter lost during treatment, the starch equivalent value of the treated material was somewhat higher than that of poor quality meadow hay.

The digestibility coefficients were considerably lower for an immature horse previously maintained entirely on fresh grass.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , October 1941 , pp. 488 - 499
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1941

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