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H T. Ostrowski-Meissner, CSIRO

Publication Date

1993

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The subunit of the national feed database devoted specifically to feeds derived from grasslands and green crops is presented. This collection of chemical and nutritional data is the result of 20 years of data collection from analyses conducted from 62 laboratories Australia-wide, The data entries are classified according to each Australian state and laboratory which provided the analytical and nutritional characteristics of fodder. Each entry is classified according to the International Feed Numbering (IFN) system as maintained by the International Network of Feed Information Centres (INFIC), The data in the collection as presented in the paper are an integral part of the feed composition tables for ruminants published by the Australian Feeds Information Centre (AFIC) in three subsequent editions (1987, 1990 and 1991).

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Micro-Computer Version of the Database on Feed Commodities Derived from Pastures and Green Crops

The subunit of the national feed database devoted specifically to feeds derived from grasslands and green crops is presented. This collection of chemical and nutritional data is the result of 20 years of data collection from analyses conducted from 62 laboratories Australia-wide, The data entries are classified according to each Australian state and laboratory which provided the analytical and nutritional characteristics of fodder. Each entry is classified according to the International Feed Numbering (IFN) system as maintained by the International Network of Feed Information Centres (INFIC), The data in the collection as presented in the paper are an integral part of the feed composition tables for ruminants published by the Australian Feeds Information Centre (AFIC) in three subsequent editions (1987, 1990 and 1991).