The nutritive value of roughages for sheep I. The relationship between the gross digestible energy and the chemical composition of hays
- 1 February 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 45 (3), 298-310
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600045123
Abstract
1. The relationship existing between the gross digestible energy content and the chemical composition of 24 hays has been studied with nine Cheviot wether lambs over a period of 8 months. 2. Each hay was fed to a group of three lambs for a 10-day preliminary and 10-day collection period. Faeces and urine were collected in metabolism crates.Keywords
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