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Feed evaluation and formulation to maximise nutritional efficiency in dairy cattle

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This chapter reviews the evaluation of energy and protein value of ruminants’ feedstuffs. It emphasises the importance of accurately estimating feeding values to optimise production. The chapter di...
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This chapter reviews the evaluation of energy and protein value of ruminants’ feedstuffs. It emphasises the importance of accurately estimating feeding values to optimise production. The chapter discusses experimental methods and models used to evaluate the energy and protein values of feeds. The advantages and weaknesses of static empirical models and dynamic mechanistic models are discussed. The chapter emphasises the need to evaluate models using large data sets from productions studies to improve the accuracy of predictions of production responses.
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Price: £25.00
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Publication Date: 10 May 2017
ISBN: 9781838791667
Format: eBook
BISACs:

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Dairy farming, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Sustainable agriculture

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1 Introduction 2 Evaluation of feed energy value 3 Alternative methods to predict digestibility and energy value 4 Discounts of digestibility and associative effects 5 Conversion of digestible nutrients to metabolisable energy and net energy concentration 6 Evaluation of feed protein value 7 Estimation of microbial protein 8 Determination of rumen undegraded protein 9 Evaluation of feed protein systems 10 Summary and future perspectives 11 Where to look for further information 12 References