Predicting maize silage starch degradability by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 ◽  
pp. 50-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.K. Lovett ◽  
E.R. Deaville ◽  
D.I. Givens ◽  
E. Owen
Keyword(s):  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽  
Infrared Reflectance ◽  
Maize Silage ◽  
Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽  
Limited Sample ◽  
Near Infrared Reflectance ◽  
Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy

Maize silage consists of a starch and a fibrous fraction, both of which should be considered when assessing nutritive value. The in vitro evaluation of starch disappearance is laborious and costly. The near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) technique requires limited sample preparation and is quick to operate once a calibration is established. This study investigated the potential of NIRS to predict maize starch disappearance in vitro.

The use of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to predict the nutritive value of standard commercial diets for post-weaned pigs

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 108-108
Author(s):  
M E E McCann ◽  
R Park ◽  
M J Hutchinson ◽  
B Owens ◽  
V E Beattie
Keyword(s):  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽  
Infrared Reflectance ◽  
Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared Reflectance ◽  
Feed Ingredients ◽  
Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽  
Whole Wheat ◽  
Complete Diet

In order to assess the nutritive value of pig diets, performance and digestibility trials must be conducted as there is no accurate alternative to predict nutritive value. However, the use of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to predict performance from feed ingredients has been shown to have potential. Owens et al (2007) investigated the use of NIRS to predict the performance of broilers offered wheat-based diets, through scanning of whole wheat, and observed that NIRS accurately predicted liveweight gain and gain:feed. The aim of this study was to investigate if NIRS could be used to predict the performance of pigs, through scanning of the complete diet.

Broad-based calibrations of in vitro gas production of forages by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 234-237
Author(s):  
M. Herrero ◽  
N. S. Jessop
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Infrared Reflectance ◽  
Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared Reflectance ◽  
Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽  
Wide Range

There is increasing demand to obtain fast and accurate dynamic nutritional information from forages. Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) offers the possibility for obtaining such information for a range of nutritional constituents of foods. Herrero et al. (1996 and 1997) calibrated in vitro gas production measurements of a single grass species by NIRS. There would be greater practical benefit if the gas production predictions could be obtained using calibrations derived from a wide range of plant species, since a single equation could be used for all forages. The objective of this study was to investigate if in vitro gas production measurements of a broad based sample population could be calibrated by NIRS.

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