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A new net energy system for ruminants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

J. Harkins,
R. A. Edwards and
P. Mcdonald
J. Harkins
Affiliation:
Edinburgh School of Agriculture, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9
R. A. Edwards
Affiliation:
Edinburgh School of Agriculture, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9
P. Mcdonald
Affiliation:
Edinburgh School of Agriculture, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9
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Summary

A simplified Net Energy system for ruminants is described. It is based on the Metabolizable Energy system outlined by the Agricultural Research Council (1965) and enables a non-iterative approach to be used in the formulation of rations. The method is suitable for use in linear programming work and is illustrated, with appropriate tables, for growing cattle.

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Animal Production , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , October 1974, pp. 141 - 148
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1974

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