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Project
Improving grass-clover roughage quality
Quality as referred to in this project is in terms of undegradable protein, water soluble carbohydrates (WSC) and fatty acid composition of roughages. Higher amount of undegradable protein and WSC results in a more balanced protein/energy-ratio, which implicates lower emission of nitrogen. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are beneficial to human health. Fatty acid composition, ensiling, plant secondary metabolites and enzymes possibly influence the amount of PUFA in forage and consequently in milk.
Date:1 Jan 2007 → 31 Dec 2010
Keywords:undegradable protein, watersoluble carbohydrates, roughage, quality, fatty acids
Disciplines:Other chemical sciences, Agricultural animal production, Nutrition and dietetics, Food sciences and (bio)technology, Agricultural plant production, Veterinary medicine, Plant biology, Horticultural production