The nutritional value of new varieties of high-yielding triticale: Nutrient composition and in vitro digestibility

Author(s)
Widodo, A E
Nolan, J V
Iji, P A
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
<p>Ten high-yielding cultivars of triticale obtained from a breeding group at the University of New England, harvested in 2008 and 2009, were assessed for nutrient composition and nutrient digestibility. The cultivars tested were AT528, H20, H127, H128, H157, H249, H418, H426, JRCT74 and Tahara. Their nutrient characteristics, including dry matter, crude protein, crude fat, ash and gross energy, starch content and composition, and concentrations of non-starch polysaccharides, minerals, phytate-P content and amino acids, were determined. The in vitro digestibility and viscosity during digestion were also measured. There was low variability between the cultivars tested and harvest years (the difference between wet and dry conditions) had little effect on nutrient composition.</p>
Citation
South African Journal of Animal Science, 45(1), p. 60-73
ISSN
2221-4062
0375-1589
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Language
en
Publisher
South African Society for Animal Science
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
Title
The nutritional value of new varieties of high-yielding triticale: Nutrient composition and in vitro digestibility
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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