Publication Date:
1992
Short description:
Alfalfa hay digestibility in Sardinian does / Pulina, Giuseppe; Serra, Antonio; Brandano, Paolo. - In: STUDI SASSARESI. SEZIONE 3: ANNALI DELLA FACOLTÀ DI AGRARIA DELL'UNIVERSITÀ DI SASSARI. - ISSN 0562-2662. - 34 (1988-1992):(1992), pp. 7-12.
abstract:
A feeding trial was carried out on ten Sardinian does. 5 does (group F) were fed with alfalfa
hay and the other 5 (group C+F) with alfalfa hay + 0.6 kg of concentrate to measure the
digestibility of these feeds. The digestibility was measured by marker method (lignin) and by
the enzymatic method. The marker method showed that the addition of concentrate to the hay
increased the OM digestibility. The second method showed similar results. The Authors
calculated a regression equation between "in vivo" and "in vitro" digestibility of OM in the
C+F group. The changes in lignin composition before and after the digestion were analyzed.
hay and the other 5 (group C+F) with alfalfa hay + 0.6 kg of concentrate to measure the
digestibility of these feeds. The digestibility was measured by marker method (lignin) and by
the enzymatic method. The marker method showed that the addition of concentrate to the hay
increased the OM digestibility. The second method showed similar results. The Authors
calculated a regression equation between "in vivo" and "in vitro" digestibility of OM in the
C+F group. The changes in lignin composition before and after the digestion were analyzed.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Sardinian does; alfalfa; digestibility
List of contributors:
Pulina, Giuseppe; Serra, Antonio; Brandano, Paolo
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