Forage Quality and Utilization: Total Tract Ndf Digestibility
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A new in vitro lab assay has been developed by UW-Madison Dairy Scientists that predicts total tract NDF digestion in ruminants. The in vitro TTNDFD assay predicts NDF digestion of alfalfa, corn silage, grass forages and byproduct feeds. UW-Madison researchers have validated the accuracy of the in vitro TTNDFD test against directly measured NDF digestibility lactating dairy cattle. The University of Wisconsin recently was awarded a patent for the test and Rock River Labs in Watertown, Wisconsin is a licensed provider of the TTNDFD assay.
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