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| How does the nutritive value differ between forages and concentrates |
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| forages usually have a lower digestibility and thus a lower useful energy value than concentrates. Concentrates are lower in fiber and higher in energy. |
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| a fixed allotment of feed given to an animal in a 24-hour period |
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| Ration formulated to meet requirements of the animal in which all of the ingredients are blended together in a mixer |
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| What remains in the feed when all the water is taken out |
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| total available and unavailable protein |
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| total avaiable and unavailable fiber. two categories are NDF and ADF |
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| neutral detergent fiber; cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose |
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| acid detergent fiber; cellulose and lignin (cutin, silica, tannins, indegistible nitrogen, and minerals) |
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| total digestible nutrients; the sum of digestible protein, digestible NSC, digestible NDF, smf 2.25xdigestible fat |
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| rumen degradable protein; used to synthesize microbial protein in the rumen, consists of soluble protein and proteins of intermediate ruminal degradability |
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| what does apparent digestibility equal? |
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| (dietary intake - feces output/ (dietary intake) x 100 |
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| what does "apparent" mean |
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| it is "apparent" because the feces has bacteria and dead blood cells + dead skin. this makes the value lower. |
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