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204 J.H.B. RoyThere is no simple definition of a roughage, which will describe both itsfibrousness, which is of physiological importance to the reticulo-rumen, if suchconditions as bloat are to be avoided, and its nutritive value.Its characteristics could be defined as plant material: a) containing >350 gcrude fibre (CF)/kg dry matter (DM); b) containing >110 g lignin/kg DM (Gaillard,1958); c) containing

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