1993•Socio-Environmental Systems ModelingOpen access
Nutritive value of straw.
Gaurav Pratap Singh, S.J. Oosting
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Abstract
The energy content of a feed can be described as gross energy (GE), digestible energy (DE), metabolisable energy (ME) or net energy (NE) for maintenance (NE m ), growth (NE g ) or lactation (NEj) .This paper describes straw in respect of the various energy fractions and the factors responsible for the low energy availability from straws.
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