What do the following terms mean? i) Total digestible nutrients (T.D.N) ii) Starch Equivalent (S.E) iii) Digestible crude protein (DCP) iv) Dry matter (DM) v) Crude fibre

      

What do the following terms mean?
i) Total digestible nutrients (T.D.N)
ii) Starch Equivalent (S.E)
iii) Digestible crude protein (DCP)
iv) Dry matter (DM)
v) Crude fibre

  

Answers


Kavungya
i) Total digestible nutrients (T.D.N)
- The sum of all digestible organic nutrients i.e carbohydrates, proteins and fats in a feed.
ii) Starch Equivalent (S.E)
- Amount of pure starch which has the same energy as 100kg of that feed
iii) Digestible crude protein (DCP)
- Sum of all nitrogenous compounds in feed or total amount of proteins in a feed
iv) Dry matter (DM)
- Also called digestible matter
- This is the actual percentage of proteins, carbohydrates and minerals in a feed
v) Crude fibre
- Cellulose and other carbohydrates resistant and insoluble that are not dissolved by weak acids and alkalis
Kavungya answered the question on March 28, 2019 at 06:06


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