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The laboratory determination of the protein digestibility of silage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. John G. Barnett
Affiliation:
Division of Agricultural Biochemistry, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Aberdeen
T. B. Miller
Affiliation:
Division of Agricultural Biochemistry, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Aberdeen

Extract

1. The relation between the soluble-nitrogen content of grass silage and the pepsin digestibility has been investigated, and formulae have been derived for calculating the protein digestibility in the silage dry matter from the determined solublenitrogen content.

2. Comparisons have been made between the calculated results for protein digestibility, the results using the formulae of Watson and Dijkstra and the digestibility as determined on sheep.

3. The peculiarities of molassed silage in the above connexion have been noted.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1951

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