Prediction of nutritive value of hay from differential scanning calorimetry measurements on forage and feces

Authors
Mathison, GW Sedgwick, G Fenton, TF Walshaw, J
Citation
Gw. Mathison et al., Prediction of nutritive value of hay from differential scanning calorimetry measurements on forage and feces, CAN J ANIM, 78(3), 1998, pp. 449-451
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00083984 → ACNP
Volume
78
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
449 - 451
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-3984(199809)78:3<449:PONVOH>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Differential scanning calorimetry measurements were conducted with six alfa lfa and nine grass hays and corresponding cattle feces. Feces and hays gave different responses. Relatively low correlation coefficients between hay m inus fecal response curves and cattle intake and organic matter digestibili ty measurements indicated that such differences were of little practical va lue in predicting forage nutritive value.