Published 1989
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Book
Evaluation of feed resources for ruminants and ruminants for feed resources
Description
Methods are discussed of describing roughages so that potential consumption by animals is predicted. Evidence is presented showing that a high precision of predicting straw intake and animal performance is possible from information on solubility, potential degradation of insoluble materials and the degradation rate. Description of the capacity of different types of ruminants to consume and efficiently digest roughages is more difficult. Recent data from cattle experiments suggest that measurement of outflow rate of fibrous particles can provide information on this question. The data have also revealed large and consistent variation even within herds of the same breed. (author). 9 refs, 2 figs, 9 tabs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- IAEA.
- Imprint Place
- Vienna (Austria)
- ISBN
- 92-0-111189-4
- Imprint Title
- Feeding strategies for improving productivity of ruminant livestock in developing countries
- Imprint Pagination
- 233 p.
- Series
- Panel proceedings series.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 115-128.
Conference
- Title
- Advisory group meeting and research co-ordination meeting on feeding strategies for improving productivity of ruminant livestock in developing countries.
- Dates
- 13-17 Mar 1989.
- Place
- Vienna (Austria).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Austria
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 21018976
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ANIMAL BREEDING; ANIMAL GROWTH; DIGESTION; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; FEEDING; FORAGE; NUTRIENTS; RETENTION; RUMINANTS
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMAL FEEDS; ANIMALS; FOOD; GROWTH; MAMMALS; PLANTS; VERTEBRATES