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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05) among species in values of acid detergent fiber, acid detergent lignin and cellulose.
EVALUATION OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND IN VITRO DRY AND ORGANIC MATTER DIGESTIBILITY OF SOME FORAGE PLANT SPECIES DERIVED FROM EGYPTIAN RANGELANDS
The hemicellulose integrates the neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and is calculated as the difference between NDF and acid detergent fiber (ADF), and is more digestible than cellulose.
Nutritional characteristics of Sorghum hybrids hay (Sorghum sudanense vs. Sorghum bicolor)/Caracteristicas nutricionais de feno de hibridos de sorgo (Sorghum sudanense x Sorghum bicolor)
An improved filtering technique for the analysis of neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber utilizing the filter bag technique.
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.
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.
Evaluation of Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth) with local forage legumes in the Sudan
Acid detergent fiber (ADF) is the NDF less the most digestible fiber component, hemicellulose.
Chapter 4 Sampling and analysis
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)
CP was determined by the Kjeldahl method [7], and acid detergent fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) were measured by the method of Goering and Van Soest [8].
Development of a new lactic acid bacterial inoculant for fresh rice straw silage
The dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), propionic acid (PA) neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF) did not significantly (P<0.
EFFECTS OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA ON ENSILING CHARACTERISTICS, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND AEROBIC STABILITY OF KING GRASS
1991); and acid detergent fiber (ADF) content was determined according to Goering & Van SOEST (1970).
Chemical fractionation of carbohydrate and protein composition of corn silages fertilized with increasing doses of nitrogen/ Composicao quimica fracional de carboidratos e de proteinas de silagens de milho fertilizadas com doses crescentes de nitrogenio
It was determined the levels of dry matter (DM) (INCT-CA G-003/1), crude protein (CP) (INCT-CA M-001/1), ether extract (EE) (INCT-CA G-005/1), mineral matter (MM) (INCT-CA N-001/1), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) (INCT-CA F-002/1), neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash (NDFa) (INCT-CA M-002/1) and neutral detergent insoluble protein (NDIP) (INCTCA N-004/1), acid detergent fiber (ADF) acid detergent fiber corrected for ash (ADFa) (INCT-CA M-003/1), acid detergent insoluble protein (ADIP) (INCT-CA N-005/1) and lignin (LIG) (INCT-CA F-005/1).
Fermentative characteristics and nutritional value of elephant grass silage added with dehydrated banana peel/ Caracteristicas fermentativas e valor nutricional da silagem de capim-elefante aditivada com casca de banana desidratada
Intakes of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), crude fiber (CF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) were statistically similar (P>0.
Feeding Value of Millet Harvested as Silage or Hay Fed to Buffalo Calves Supplemented with Concentrate on Growth Performance and Nutrient Digestibility

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