Published 1983 | Version v1
Book

Gamma and electron radiation effects on agricultural by-products with high fibre content

  • 1. Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Leipzig. Zentralinstitut fuer Isotopen- und Strahlenforschung
  • 2. Sektion Tierproduktion und Veterinaermedizin - WB Tierernaehrungschemie, Karl-Marx-Univ., Jena (German Democratic Republic)
  • 3. Rostock Univ. (German Democratic Republic)

Description

Gamma and electron radiation effects on wheat straw, oat straw, barley straw, rye straw and dried green fodder are reported. In vitro and in vivo studies show that the digestibility of these agricultural by-products with high fibre content can be increased up to 80% and more at high doses. The increase of the digestibility is connected with a depolymerization of the cellulose and hemicellulose. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IAEA.
Imprint Place
Vienna
ISBN
92-0-111183-5
Imprint Title
Nuclear techniques for assessing and improving ruminant feeds
Imprint Pagination
259 p.
Series
Proceedings series.
Journal Page Range
p. 195-202.

Conference

Title
Consultants meeting on nuclear techniques for assessing and improving ruminant feeds.
Dates
30 Nov - 4 Dec 1981.
Place
Vienna (Austria).