Abstract
The present study was conducted, using simple equations, to suggest relationships among forage growth analysis, forage digestion analysis and ruminant growth analysis. Forage relative growth rate [RGR] was related to the decrease in dry matter digestibility with forage growth through forage lignification to form indigestible materials. Ruminant RGR was described so as to include forage dry matter digestibility as one of the components. Daily forage intake of the animal, which was one of the components of ruminant RGR, was described using net assimilation rate and leaf area of the forage that were components of forage absolute growth rate. Ruminant RGR was also related to production and utilization characteristics of forages and metabolic characteristics of ruminants. Thus, the present study using simple equations suggested that there were relationships among forage growth analysis, forage digestion analysis and ruminant growth analysis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 383-393 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 1 1999 |
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- Agronomy and Crop Science
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Forage growth analysis, forage digestion analysis and ruminant growth analysis as related using simple equations. / Shimojo, Masataka; Bungo, Takashi; Imura, Yoshimi; Tobisa, Manabu; Koga, Naoki; Shao, Tao; Yunus, Muhammad; Nakano, Yutaka; Goto, Ichiro; Furuse, Mitsuhiro; Masuda, Yasuhisa.
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T1 - Forage growth analysis, forage digestion analysis and ruminant growth analysis as related using simple equations
AU - Shimojo, Masataka
AU - Bungo, Takashi
AU - Imura, Yoshimi
AU - Tobisa, Manabu
AU - Koga, Naoki
AU - Shao, Tao
AU - Yunus, Muhammad
AU - Nakano, Yutaka
AU - Goto, Ichiro
AU - Furuse, Mitsuhiro
AU - Masuda, Yasuhisa
PY - 1999/2/1
Y1 - 1999/2/1
N2 - The present study was conducted, using simple equations, to suggest relationships among forage growth analysis, forage digestion analysis and ruminant growth analysis. Forage relative growth rate [RGR] was related to the decrease in dry matter digestibility with forage growth through forage lignification to form indigestible materials. Ruminant RGR was described so as to include forage dry matter digestibility as one of the components. Daily forage intake of the animal, which was one of the components of ruminant RGR, was described using net assimilation rate and leaf area of the forage that were components of forage absolute growth rate. Ruminant RGR was also related to production and utilization characteristics of forages and metabolic characteristics of ruminants. Thus, the present study using simple equations suggested that there were relationships among forage growth analysis, forage digestion analysis and ruminant growth analysis.
AB - The present study was conducted, using simple equations, to suggest relationships among forage growth analysis, forage digestion analysis and ruminant growth analysis. Forage relative growth rate [RGR] was related to the decrease in dry matter digestibility with forage growth through forage lignification to form indigestible materials. Ruminant RGR was described so as to include forage dry matter digestibility as one of the components. Daily forage intake of the animal, which was one of the components of ruminant RGR, was described using net assimilation rate and leaf area of the forage that were components of forage absolute growth rate. Ruminant RGR was also related to production and utilization characteristics of forages and metabolic characteristics of ruminants. Thus, the present study using simple equations suggested that there were relationships among forage growth analysis, forage digestion analysis and ruminant growth analysis.
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