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Use of n-alkanes for estimation of voluntary intake and digestibility in donkeys (Equus asinus)
  The aim of this work was to evaluate if the n-alkanes (C32) technique can be used to determine voluntary dry matter intake (DMI) and dry matter digestibility (DMD) in grazing donkeys. Two experiments were carried out; in trial 1 DMI and DMD were measured using n-alkanes in four caged donkeys. In trial 2, n-alkanes were used to predict DMI and DMD in six donkeys grazing a star grass sward (Cynodon nlemfl uensis). Results from both experiments suggest that the n-alkanes technique can be used to predict DMI and DMD with similar results than those obtained with other more sophisticated or expensive techniques

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    31 December 2007

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Polish Academy of Sciences

  • ISSN:

    1230-1388

  • Library of Congress:

    SF Animal culture

Citation

Castelǭn-Ortega, O. A., Estrada-Flores, J. G., Smith, D., Colunga, G. B., Solis_Mendezl, A., Aviles_Nova, F., …Garcial, I. (2007). Use of n-alkanes for estimation of voluntary intake and digestibility in donkeys (Equus asinus). Journal of animal and feed sciences, 16, 307-312

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Keywords

Donkey; dry matter; digestibility;

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