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The nutritive ratio/crude-protein relationships in ruminant and non-ruminant digestion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. Glover
Affiliation:
East African Agriculture and Forestry Research Organization, Muguga, Kenya
D. W. Duthie
Affiliation:
East African Agriculture and Forestry Research Organization, Muguga, Kenya

Extract

In both ruminant and non-ruminant digestion, the nutritive ratio of a feed is shown to be very significantly related to the crude-protein content of that feed.

This confirms that there is a relationship between the total crude protein and digestible protein in a ruminant feed, and strongly suggests that there should also be a relationship between these two components in non-ruminant feeds.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1958

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