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Digestibility - Department of Animal Sciences

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Alternatives to Tilley & Terry<br />

1. Rumen fluid – Neutral detergent (Van Soest, 1967)<br />

– More akin to true digestibility<br />

– Gives higher digy. values<br />

– Still requires rumen fluid<br />

2. Feces<br />

– Gives lower digestibility estimates<br />

3. Enzyme- based assays

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