Publication Date
1989
Description
Laboratory methods for predicting in vivo digestibility are affected by a diversity of factors, giving a high variation in results. It is important that each laboratory standardizes and validates the different methods in order to have confidence in their predictive capacity. The main objective of this study is to quantify the most important factors affecting the methods, to obtain the best predicting equations and to set the ranges where those methods fit better.
Citation
Cerda, A D.; Manterola, B H.; and Sirhan, A L., "Comparative Study and Validation of Three Methods to Estimate Apparent Digestibility of Forages" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 73.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session7/73
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Comparative Study and Validation of Three Methods to Estimate Apparent Digestibility of Forages
Laboratory methods for predicting in vivo digestibility are affected by a diversity of factors, giving a high variation in results. It is important that each laboratory standardizes and validates the different methods in order to have confidence in their predictive capacity. The main objective of this study is to quantify the most important factors affecting the methods, to obtain the best predicting equations and to set the ranges where those methods fit better.
