Agricultural and Biological Sciences
8 years ago

New study reveals potential overestimation of energy content in forage legumes.

Die Bodenkultur Journal of Land Management Food and Environment
Using <i>in vitro</i> methods to estimate metabolizable energy content of five forage legumes harvested under different defoliation systems / Einsatz von <i>in vitro</i> Methoden zur Schätzung der umsetzbaren Energie in fünf Futterleguminosen aus unterschiedlichen Nutzungssystemen
M. Gierus, Birgit Eickler, Reinhard Resch, Ralf Loges, F. Taube, E. M. Poetsch

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Researchers tested two methods to predict the energy content of different forage legumes. The pepsin-cellulase method was more precise but overestimated energy content compared to the Tilley and Terry method. White clover generally had the highest energy content, but the influence of legume species varied across defoliation systems. The choice of method can affect energy estimation for large datasets.