ORIGINAL PAPER
Gas production kinetics in predictions of voluntary
intake of grass silage by cattle
| 1 | Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences,
P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, Norway |
| 2 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,
Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden,
S-901 83 Umeå, Sweden |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
S. J. Krizsan
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, Norway; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden, S-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, Norway; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden, S-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
Publication date: 2012-06-18
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2012;21(2):234–250
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to predict voluntary intake by cattle of grass silages of different
fermentation quality from in vitro gas production data. Further, biological concepts of intake related
gas data were examined by cluster analysis to silage chemical composition. Samples from 24 grass
silages were characterized from their gas profiles. Observed silage dry matter intake was modelled
by partial least squares regression analysis. Cumulative gas volumes and rates of gas production
during early incubation, asymptotic gas volume as well as discrete lag time, and cumulative gas
volumes at 48 and 72 h were the best descriptors of the variation in silage intake. The discrete
lag time had a strong negative influence on intake and made up clusters with chemical variables
indicating secondary fermentation. In vitro gas production data did not improve silage dry matter
intake predictions compared with current models based on chemical analysis of silage fermentation
quality.
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