Claim · model-written summary
For alfalfa hay, voluntary dry matter intake decreased by 2.32 g per unit of the fine-coarse digestibility difference.
Medicago sativaVerbatim
e0“Hay of two alfalfa varieties and four grass species harvested at six maturity stages each was fed to sheep”
e3“The regression of voluntary intake of dry matter (g/day/kg 0.75 body weight) on the difference of in vitro digestibility of organic matter in finely and coarsely ground substrate was −2.32 g in the alfalfa hay and −4.18 g in the grass hay”
Title
J. E. Troelsen; J. M. Bell Canadian Journal of Animal Science 1969. doi:10.4141/cjas69-017
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Intervention effect Fine grinding did not increase the digestibility of immature hay.
- Intervention effect With advancing maturity, fine-ground hay substrate became progressively more digestible than coarse-ground substrate.
- Observation The difference between fine and coarse digestibility was inversely related to voluntary feed intake.
- Association For grass hay, voluntary dry matter intake decreased by 4.18 g per unit of the fine-coarse digestibility difference.
- Association The coefficient of variation of the alfalfa regression was 14%.
- Association The coefficient of variation of the grass-hay regression was 17%.
- Intervention effect Fine grinding had a greater effect on in vitro digestibility of organic matter than on dry matter.
- Association The relationship of intake with the grinding effect was more significant for organic matter than for dry matter.