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The effect of variety and location of production on the chemical composition of barley

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

M.E.E. McCann ,
R. Urquhart  and
K.J. McCracken
M.E.E. McCann
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, The Queen’s University of Belfast
R. Urquhart
Affiliation:
Nutec Ltd, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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 (DARDNI), Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
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Variety and location of production affect the chemical composition of cereal grain (Valaja et al 1997). There are several varieties of Spring barley produced in Northern Ireland (NI) and in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). However, there is no information in the literature concerning the chemical composition of these varieties nor is there any information regarding location of production. The main aim of this study was to examine the effect of variety and location of production on the chemical composition of barley grown in these countries. Specific weight is traditionally used to predict nutritive value. However, a number of research reports including that of Stewart et al (1997) have not found a strong relationship between specific weight and chemical composition or nutritive value. For this reason the use of specific weight as a predictor of chemical composition was studied.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 212
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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