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The nutritive value for sheep of ruminant Diet AA6, a complete cobbed diet containing 30% barley straw

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

F. W. Wainman ,
J. S. Smith  and
P. J. S. Dewey
F. W. Wainman
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
J. S. Smith
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
P. J. S. Dewey
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
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Summary

Seven determinations of energy and nitrogen retention using four adult wether sheep were made when they were fed a complete cobbed diet. The diet contained 30% of barley straw and had a metabolizable energy value of 10·9 kJ/g organic matter and the net availabilities of its metabolizable energy were 52·8% for fattening and 72·8% for maintenance. The starch equivalent on a dry basis was 53.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 84 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 109 - 111
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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