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The effect of barley cultivar on in vitro digestibility
and rumen degradability of NDF
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Agricultural University of Cracow,
Department of Animal Nutrition,
Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Publication date: 2006-09-21
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P. Micek
Agricultural University of Cracow,
Department of Animal Nutrition,
Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2006;15(Suppl. 1):31-34
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of winter, spring, and naked barley cultivars
on in vitro true digestibility (IVTD) and NDF degradability in the rumen determined by the in situ
method. Differences in IVTD and effective rumen degradability (ERD) of NDF between barley cultivars
were revealed. The highest IVTD and ERDNDF values were found for naked-, and the lowest, for winter
cultivars. It is recommended to use the different nutritive values of each barley type (winter, spring, naked)
in feeding tables instead of one common value.