Methods of assessing herbage feeding value

D.J. Minson

Ruakura Animal Research Station, Hamilton

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Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1963, 23: 63-78

Methods for measuring herbage feeding value have been classified into three main groups-intake; apparent digestibility; and rumen volatile fatty acid proportions. Each group has been subdivided into direct measurement methods using animals and indirect techniques using some simple characteristic of the feed or faeces. The accuracy and limitations of the various techniques are discussed.

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