ANN 111: Principles of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology (2+1)

STUDY QUESTIONS

• Give a schematic depiction of fibre fractions.
• What are the advantages of VanSoest system of fibre fractionation?
• A feed sample has NDF of 55 per cent and ADF of 42.5 percent calculate the hemicellulose content of the feed?
• Explain the significance of lignin in a feed sample.