Seasonal Variations of the In Vitro Dry-Matter Digestibility of Three Sandhill Grasses
Citation
Burzlaff, D. F. (1971). Seasonal variations of the in vitro dry-matter digestibility of three sandhill grasses. Journal of Range Management, 24(1), 60-63.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3896068Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Investigation of the seasonal variation of in vitro dry-matter digestibility of forage of three range grasses was completed. The in vitro dry-matter digestibility declined in all grasses with advance in maturity. Crude protein content declined with advance in maturity and was more highly correlated with dry-matter digestibility than was lignin. Predicted digestibility based on Van Soest's summative equations seemed unrealistically high for forage collections made in late season. No consistent or significant variations in cell-wall constituents or acid-detergent fiber were measured.Type
Articletext
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3896068