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Comparison of Micro- and Macro- Digestion Methods for Fiber Analysis in Forages and Ruminant Diets
Author
Holechek, J. L.
Vavra, M.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1982-11-01
Body

Micro-methods for analyses of neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), and permanganate lignin were compared to the macro-methods of Van Soest (1963) and Van Soest and Wine (1967, 1968). Differences between the two methods were small although the micro-methods gave better precision for ADF while the macro-method gave better precision NDF and lignin. Time and reagents needed for analysis were reduced over 60% with the micro-digestion methods. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3898269
Additional Information
Holechek, J. L., & Vavra, M. (1982). Comparison of micro-and macro-digestion methods for fiber analysis in forages and ruminant diets. Journal of Range Management, 35(6), 799-801.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/645977
Journal Volume
35
Journal Number
6
Journal Pages
799-801
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management