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Medicago spp.

Nutritive value of Medicago truncatula (cv. Jemalong) as pasture for sheep. 2 Voluntary intake and animal production

  • 1991
  • Issue: 3
  • Volume: 21
T.S. Brand, S.W.P. Cloete, T.T. de Villiers, F. Franck and J. Coetzee Page: 137 - 143

The experiment was conducted to (i) determine the excretion pattern of an indigestible marker for sheep, (ii) compare three different techniques used to determine intake, (iii) determine the crude protein (CP) and digestible organic matter (DOM) intake of wethers and…

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Nutritive evaluation of Medicago truncatula (cv. Jemalong) pasture for sheep. 1. Seasonal influences on the chemical composition

  • 1991
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 21
T.S. Brand, S.W.P. Cloete, T.T. de Villiers, F. Franck and J. Coetzee Page: 88 - 94

The experiment was conducted (a) to determine the relationship between in vitro digestible organic matter (IVDOM) and in vivo digestible organic matter (DOM); (b) to quantify the monthly variation in chemical composition and digestibility of medic pasture; and (c) to…

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