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The relationship between diet and the chemical composition of sheep faeces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

M. Afdal ,
D. I. Givens ,
C. Rymer ,
E. Owen  and
F. Mould
M. Afdal
Affiliation:
ADAS Nutritional Sciences Research Unit, Drayton Manor Drive, Stratford upon Avon. CV37 9RQ, UK Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
D. I. Givens
Affiliation:
ADAS Nutritional Sciences Research Unit, Drayton Manor Drive, Stratford upon Avon. CV37 9RQ, UK Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
C. Rymer
Affiliation:
ADAS Nutritional Sciences Research Unit, Drayton Manor Drive, Stratford upon Avon. CV37 9RQ, UK Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
E. Owen
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
F. Mould
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
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Extract

The use of faecal inoculum in in vitro feed evaluation methods was examined by Balfe (1985). However, there is limited information concerning the chemical composition of faeces and factors affecting this. The chemical composition of faeces may reflect the microbial population and hence its fermentative activity. A knowledge of the faecal composition is essential as this affects the quality of faecal inoculum. The objective of this work was therefore to study the relationships between diet and the chemical composition of faeces using data obtained from sheep.

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Feed Characterisation
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 150
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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