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Use of Detergents in the Analysis of Fibrous Feeds. II. A Rapid Method for the Determination of Fiber and Lignin

Van Soest
- 01 Oct 1963 - 
- Vol. 46, Iss: 4, pp 829-835
TLDR
The acid-detergent fiber method (ADF) as mentioned in this paper is a fiber method based on cetyl trimethylammonium bromide to dissolve proteins in acid solution.
Abstract
The capacity of cetyl trimethylammonium bromide to dissolve proteins in acid solution has been utilized in development of a method, called acid-detergent fiber method (ADF), which is not only a fiber determination in itself bnt also the major preparatory step in the determination of lignin. The entire procedure for determining fiber and lignin is considerably more rapid than presently published methods. Compositional studies show ADF to consist chiefly of lignin and polysaccharides. Correlations with the new fiber method and digestibility of 18 forages (r = —0.79) showed it to be somewhat superior to crude fiber (r = —0.73) in estimating nutritive valué. The correla-

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The role of rice husk biochar addition in anaerobic digestion for sweet sorghum under high loading condition.

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Maize Residue Interaction with High Quality Organic Materials: Effects on Decomposition and Nutrient Release Dynamics

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Factors affecting the variability of an in vitro rumen fermentation technique for estimating forage quality.

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Effect of diet composition on the production of rabbit breeding does housed in a traditional building and at 30°C

TL;DR: Feed intake and performance of does and litters were reduced in the 30°C environment and the effect of the diets for the last 2 weeks of lactation was different in the TB from that at30°C.
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