acid detergent fiber


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acid detergent fiber

[¦as·əd di¦tər·jənt ‚fī·bər]
(agriculture)
The fraction of undigestible plant material in forage, usually cellulose fiber coated with lignin. Abbreviated ADF.
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When compared with other forages such as alfalfa, the digestibility of dry matter, neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber in TBL was relatively low (PALMONARI et al., 2014).
Utilization of a novel feedstuff: effects of additives on the fermentation characteristics, chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of tetraploid black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) silage/Utilizacao de um novo alimento: efeitos de aditivos nas caracteristicas de fermentacao, composicao quimica e digestibilidade in vitro da silagem de gafanhoto negro tetraploide (Robinia pseudoacacia)
2.--Forage quality as quantified by mean ([+ or -]SE) (A) dry matter, (B) acid detergent fiber (ADF), (C) neutral detergent fiber (NDF), (D) NDF digestibility, (E) lignin, (F) crude protein, and (G) fat content from transects sampled in high diversity-seeded younger-restored (HI)), low diversity-seeded older--restored (LD), and remnant (Rem) prairies at Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois.
Resource Availability and the Potential for Bison Introduction in a Landscape Mosaic
Gravimetric Determination of Acid Detergent Fiber and Lignin in Feed: Interlaboratory Study.
Comparative efficacy of the conventional and automated methods for determining neutral and acid detergent fiber/Eficacia comparativa dos metodos convencional e automatizado na determinacao das fibras em detergente neutro e acido
From animal feed prospective, Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF) and Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF) are good measurements for quality animal feed (Ball et al., 2001).
Evaluation of ecological fitness and nutrition assessment of two varieties of roselle in Alabama
The same was true for acid detergent fiber with respective values of 29.6 % and 44.2%, Table 8.
Evaluation of Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth) with local forage legumes in the Sudan
Component Pre-grazing sward height (m) 1.00 Pre-grazing forage mass (kg DM [ha.sup.-1]) 5,790 Pre-grazing leaf mass (kg DM [ha.sup.-1]) 811 Pre-grazing stem mass (kg DM [ha.sup.-1]) 4,979 Chemical composition (% of dry matter) Dry matter (% as fed) 53.24 Crude protein 5.76 Ash 7.08 Neutral detergent fiber 75.76 Acid detergent fiber 39.79 In vitro dry matter digestibility 41.66 Table 3.
Teores de ureia no suplemento multiplo de cordeiros mantidos em pastos de capim-buffel
Acid detergent fiber insoluble protein (ADFIP) on the forage analysis identifies unavailable protein, including that lost to heat damage.
Chapter 4 Sampling and analysis
Fiber fractions consisting of neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), cellulose, and sulfuric acid lignin were estimated in a batch processor (Ankom Technology Corp., Fairport, NY) using reagents according to Van Soest and Robertson (1980).
Intake and digestion of 'Jesup' tall fescue hays with a novel fungal endophyte, without an endophyte, or with a wild-type endophyte
If you buy hay with more than 35% acid detergent fiber, your goats will find it tough to eat and hard to digest.
Check the nutrient value of your hay: it's not all the same. (The goat barn)
The samples were analyzed for DM, ash, organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP) through the micro-Kjeldahl method [16], and for neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber through the method of Van Soest et al [17].
Backgrounding steers on temperate grasses mixed with vetch and/or using energy supplementation
To determine the NDF and acid detergent fiber (ADF) of diets and ingredients, the VAN SOEST et al.
Fibrous feedstuffs for the nitrogen retention of growing pigs/Contribuicao dos alimentos fibrosos para a retencao de nitrogenio de suinos em crescimento
Acid detergent fiber was determined using the method of Goering and Van Soest (1970), adapted for the Ankom 200 Fiber Analyzer (Ankom Technology).
Development and evaluation of prediction equations for methane emission from Nellore cattle

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