347 Choosing an external marker for measuring intake and digestibility in ruminants
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaa278.144
Abstract: Proper nutrition is key to maintaining and improving animal productivity. Measuring intake and site and extent of digestion is essential for appropriate diet formulation. However, it is extremely difficult to accurately account for the dynamic… read more here.
Keywords: 347 choosing; measuring intake; external marker; external markers ... See more keywords
Evaluating internal and external markers versus fecal sampling procedure interactions when estimating intake in dairy cows consuming a corn silage-based diet.
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DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13283
Abstract: Feed intake assessment is a valuable tool for herd management decisions. The use of markers, either internal or external, is currently the most used technique for estimating feed intake in production animals. The experiment used… read more here.
Keywords: sampling procedure; internal external; external markers; corn silage ... See more keywords