To better understand the interaction and importance of laboratory testing and the pricing and marketing of forages, a survey of professional animal nutritionists was conducted Fall, 2011. The purpose was to develop a better understanding of the sum total ‘demand’ factors which determine how forage quality should be measured and linked to markets. This survey showed that nutritionists generally ...

The assessment of pasture quality in permanent grasslands is essential for their conservation and management, as it can contribute to making real-time decisions livestock management. In this study, we assessed the potential Sentinel-2 configuration predict forage high diverse Mediterranean open woodlands. We evaluated performance Partial Least Squares Regression (PLS) models crude protein (CP),...

Barley grain was sprouted in a still hydroponic growing chamber for 6, 7 and 8 day periods and sampled for chemical analyses, protein fractions, in vitro digestion and metabolisable energy (ME) determination. Productivity measured on the basis of the input-output balance of barley grain and GF yield. Results showed that CP, Ash, EE, NDF, ADF and water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) were increased w...

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is used as medicinal plant in many Asian countries and has been reported to have forage quality similar to alfalfa. Fenugreek is an annual crop and may have the potential to diversify forage production systems in the central High Plains. This study evaluated forage dry matter (DM) production and the nutritive value of three fenugreek cultivars as influen...

In the Molise region (Italy), some autochthonous populations are still bred and, between them, some wild horses named 'Pentro horses.' The breeding area is a natural pasture. It is 2200 ha extended including a broad plane surrounded by wooden hills. The aim of this research was to determine the nutritional characteristics of this area over a 2-year period to improve the management of the herd a...

Laboratory, digestion and growth studies were used to evaluate energy and protein supplements for ammoniated (4% of the forage DM) stargrass (Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst var. nlemfuensis) hay. Ammoniation increased (P less than .05) total N concentration (.7 to .9% vs 1.7 to 2.0%) and in vitro digestion of OM, NDF and ADF and reduced (P less than .05) NDF concentration of stargrass hay. Two d...

Chopped wheat straw, containing increasing amounts of added water was treated with a constant level of ammonia (3.3 percent of straw dry matter) as ammonium hydroxide, and stored for I to 60 days before determing in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVD MD), nitrogen content and fiber-bound nitrogen (ADF-N) versus free ammonia nitrogen (NH3N) of the treated sample. The overall improvement (e.g., ...

شور و داوم اه : ،یبرجت همین قیقحت نیا رد 28 نیماتیو ،نیرمت ،لرتنک هورگ راهچ هب یفداصت روط هب و باختنا قاچ رتخد C یبیکرت و دندش میسقت . نیرمت تدش اب يزاوه 50 ات 70 ،رثکادح بلق نابرض دصرد 3 تدم هب و هتفه رد هسلج 8 هتفه دش ماجنا . هورگ ياه نیماتیو C و صرق یبیکرت 500 یلیم نیماتیو یمرگ C ار 3 فرصم هتفه رد راب دندومن . هنومن و لبق اتشان ینوخ ياه 48 هلخادم نیرخآ زا سپ تعاس اه عم...

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the nutritional content palm kernel meal (PM) produced in state Chiapas, Mexico, as feed for ruminants. Design/Methodology/Approach: following were determined: dry matter (DM), total protein (TP), ethereal extract (EE), ash, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid (ADF), amino acids, long chain fatty acids (LCFA), minerals, polyphenols, and vi...