Grains Research and Development Corporation: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of various NIR instruments for estimating grain quality for livestock
Published 2005-01-01A large national research project in Australia over the past seven years has focused on improving the quality of grains for feeding to livestock. A major expectation of the grain and livestock industries from this project ...Open AccessConference paper -
Strategies for the assessment of Livestock feed ingredient quality
Published 1999-01-01Potential exists to improve current strategies and methods employed to assess livestock feed ingredient quality. Of paramount importance to any assessment procedure is representative sampling of the test ingredient. Sampling ...Open AccessConference paper -
In vitro fermentation of grain and enzymatic digestion of cereal starch
Published 1999-01-01Fermentation of grain in the rumen and the digestion of starch in the small intestine are influenced by both animal and grain characteristics. Two assays were established to determine the importance of grain characteristics ...Open AccessConference paper -
Factors influencing the energy values of Australian cereal grains fed to broilers
Published 2001-01-01The apparent metabolisable energy (AME) values for selected samples of wheat, barley, triticale, oats and sorghum grown in Australia were determined in energy balance experiments with young broilers of both sexes. Ileal ...Open AccessConference paper -
Sex and the single chicken
Published 2003-01-01This paper discusses results from some recent studies that point to the existence of fundamental differences between males and females in metabolism of energy. It is apparent that gender can influence the digestive capacity ...Open AccessConference paper