Digestibility of sawdust estimated by the nylon bag technique
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
- Vol. 21 (108) , 52-54
- https://doi.org/10.1071/ea9810052
Abstract
The digestibilities of sawdust from one hardwood species, Spotted Gum (Eucalyptus maculata), and two softwood species, Hoop Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) and Pinus pinaster, were estimated by the nylon bag technique. The dry matter digestibilities were 8.3, 1.7 and 4.4%, respectively. Lignin concentration was possibly a major factor affecting digestibility as the values were 16.4,32.3 and 27.8%, respectively. For each species the ruminal digestion was completed within 48 h.Keywords
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