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The in vitro digestion of roughage dry matter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

D. M. Walker
Affiliation:
Royal Veterinary College, Camden Town, London

Extract

1. An in vitro apparatus is described for measuring the percentage dry-matter digestibility of roughages.

2. Samples of hay, dried herbage, oat hay and oat straw were tested in vitro and the values obtained compared with in vivo results obtained with sheep.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1959

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