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The use of in vitro digestibility techniques in determining the nutritive value of barley and barley–based diets for growing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

M.E.E. McCann  and
K.J. McCracken
M.E.E. McCann
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, The Queen’s University of Belfast
K.J. McCracken
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, The Queen’s University of Belfast Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
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Information on the digestibility of a feed or feed ingredient is of crucial importance to the feed compounder leading to reduced variability and a more accurate prediction of nutrient content. As it is not possible to carry out in vivo studies on every feed or feed ingredient, in vitro techniques have been investigated as an alternative means for obtaining this vital information. There have been several methods developed to determine in vitro digestion in monogastrics at both the ileal and overall level. It has been suggested that the methods of Boisen and Fernandez (1995; 1997) to determine in vitro digestibility of CP at the ileal level and of energy at the overall level, are the most reliable and accurate methods available (Moughan 1999). The objectives of this study were to compare in vivo and in vitro digestibility coefficients of both barley and barley-based diets and to evaluate the in vitro techniques.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2002 , 2002 , pp. 76
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2002

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