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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 77, Issue 12 3385-3391, Copyright © 1999 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Correcting the calculation of extent of degradation to account for particulate matter loss at zero time when applying the polyester bag method

M. S. Dhanoa, J. France, S. Lopez, J. Dijkstra, S. J. Lister, D. R. Davies and A. Bannink
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, UK.

The established calculation of ruminal extent of degradation using the polyester bag method overestimates extent. The wash fraction, at least in part, is subject to losses from the rumen due to passage. Four formulae are proposed to minimize this risk of overestimation. Four options are considered: 1) passage losses for particulate matter escaping from the bag at zero time are according to the particulate fractional passage rate, 2) the liquid rate, and 3) the average of the two, and additionally 4) there is no instantly degradable fraction. The established and proposed formulae were examined using polyester bag data for six forages: grass silage, fresh ryegrass, fresh white clover, alfalfa hay, mixed grasses hay, and hay from a permanent mountain meadow. The established formula gave appreciably higher estimates of extent of degradation in all cases. Overestimation was at least 6.9, 4.9, 2.9, 2.1, 2.4, and 4.5%, respectively, for the six forages.


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