Estimation of DM mass in the digestive tract of sheep using a compartmental digesta kinetics model

Author(s)
Barnett, M C
de Barbieri, I
Hegarty, R S
Oddy, V H
Nolan, J V
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Compartmental models are frequently used to determine the retention time of digesta in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of sheep without surgical intervention. However, few can calculate the mass of DM in the different compartments of the GIT. Our intention was to develop such a model.
Citation
Extended Abstracts of papers presented at the 8th International Workshop on Modelling Nutrient Digestion and Utilisation in Farm Animals, p. viii-viii
Link
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17932
Language
en
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Series
Animal Production Science
Title
Estimation of DM mass in the digestive tract of sheep using a compartmental digesta kinetics model
Type of document
Conference Publication
Entity Type
Publication

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