THE ERROR IN PREDICTING PASTURE DRY–MATTER DIGESTIBILITY FROM FOUR DIFFERENT METHODS OF ANALYSIS FOR LIGNIN

The lignin content of 50 samples of five grasses of known in vivo digestibility were determined by the methods of Armitage, van Soest and two modifications of the van Soest technique. The error in predicting DM digestibility varied from ±3.1 for tbe Armitage metbod to ±5.0 for the van Soest method. This error compares nnfavourably witb ±2.1 previonsly obtained on tbe same samples with the in vitro technique of Tilley and Terry.     

In memoriam Julius Roth

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藜科杂草诱杀甜菜大龟甲初报

在甜菜田内利用灰藜等藜科杂草引诱发甜菜大龟甲成虫取食产物,然后集中消灭,减轻其对甜菜的危害,是一项可行措施。