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Using Digestible NDF to Determine Forage Quality

Published: June 15, 2017
Summary
Relative feed value has been used for a number of years to indicate the overall feed value of forage. In recent years, there have been some changes considered to make this assessment more accurate in regards to predicting the feed value of forage. It is well accepted that there is a correlation between the acid detergent fiber (ADF) portion of forage and the energy value of the forage. One of th...
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Dr. Dan Undersander
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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geoffrey angwenyi
21 de junio de 2017
Yes.I am particularly interested in the use of Digestible NDF in reference to tropical grasses and forages. Kikuyu grass, Napier grass among others.
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Hafiz Wasi Muhammad Khan
22 de junio de 2017

Beautiful article covering the importance of NDF and confirms already available data as well as practical experience of dedicated livestock farmers

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