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Measurement of digestibility by in vitro method (Tilley and Terry method)
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Reagents i) Phosphate-carbonate buffer (Mc Dougall, 1948)
ii) 6 N HCL
iii) Pepsin powder (1:3000) Procedure
Calculation DM disappearance = Wt. of sample – (Wt. of residue of test – Wt. of residue of blank) DM disappearance
DM digestibility (%) = --------------------------------- x 100
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0C. 3 9.80 g 2HPO42 H2O 7.00g4.2H2O 0.12 g2 0.04 g The in vitro digestibility of feeds for ruminants can be measured by fermenting them with rumen liquor and then treating with pepsin. This is also known as two stage in vitro method. During the first stage, finely ground sample of feed is incubated for 48 h with buffered rumen liquor in a tube under anaerobic conditions. In the second stage, the microbial activities are stopped by acidifying with HCl to pH 2.0 and then digested by incubating with pepsin for another 24 h., the insoluble residue is filtered off, dried and ignited, and its organic matter is subtracted from the feed to obtain digestible organic matte |