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Measurement of feed digestibility in ruminants

US6008053A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 1998
Grant dateDec 28, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/359
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for determining in vivo the nutritional value of animal feed during the transit of the feed in the digestive system of ruminant comprising analysing said feed, more particularly ensilage, by near infrared spectrophotometry.

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