Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Genotype and environment effects on feed grain quality
Published 1999-01-01The extent of genotype and location effects on chemical composition and nutritive value of grains fed to animals was surveyed. The review covered the winter cereals (wheat, barley, oats, and triticale), the summer cereals ...Open AccessArticle -
Physical and chemical contaminants in grains used in livestock feeds
Published 1999-01-01This review focuses on 3 main sources of contamination of Australian grains used in livestock feeds, namely chemical residues, moulds and mycotoxins, and weed seeds, including natural toxins such as pyrrolizidine alkaloids. ...Open AccessArticle -
Increasing the utilisation of grain when fed whole to ruminants
Published 1999-01-01Feeding grain whole to cattle generally results in a lower digestibility than that obtained with processed grain. If this problem could be overcome, feeding with whole grain would reduce processing costs, and the slower ...Open AccessArticle -
Chemical and physical characteristics of grains related to variability in energy and amino acid availability in ruminants: a review
Published 1999-01-01This paper reviews the carbohydrate, protein, lipid, anti-nutritional, and physical characteristics of grains that determine the variability in their nutritional quality for ruminant animals. The amount, rate, and extent ...Open AccessArticle -
Comparison of methods used to predict the in vivo digestibility of feeds in ruminants
Published 1999-01-01Digestibility is a very useful index of the energy content of ruminant feeds, but cheaper and quicker laboratory methods are required as an alternative to the ultimate measure of in vivo digestibility using animals. These ...Open AccessArticle