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The potential of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to evaluate digestibility and degradability parameters of undried silage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

R.S. Park ,
R.E. Agnew ,
F.J. Gordon  and
R.W.J. Steen
R.S. Park
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down. BT26 6DR
R.E. Agnew
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down. BT26 6DR
F.J. Gordon
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down. BT26 6DR
R.W.J. Steen
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down. BT26 6DR
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NIRS has proved to be a rapid, accurate method of evaluating grass silage quality parameters using dried, milled samples. Recent research by Park et al., (1996) has shown that undried silage can be used to accurately estimate a wide range of chemical and biological parameters. The digestibility and degradability fractions of silage are important indicators of silage nutritive value. This study was undertaken to further explore the potential of NIRS as a means of predicting a range of digestibility and degradability components of undried grass silage.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1997 , 1997 , pp. 205
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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