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The relationship between the digestibility and decomposibility of some animal feeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

H. F. Birch
H. F. Birch
Affiliation:
East African Agriculture and Forestry Research Organisation, Kikuyu, Kenya
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A close relationship has been found between the decomposition of feeds in the macro-respirometer and their digestibility. The degree of nitrogen mineralization appears also to conform with certain aspects of protein digestibility. The various relationships are sufficiently close to suggest that the macro-respirometer can be used in a preliminary assessment of the digestibility of feeds.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , December 1958 , pp. 377 - 379
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1958

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