Topics:
Animal Nutrition, Animal Refresher
Material Collected in a Digestibility Trial
In a digestibility trial, which material is used and collected for estimation?
- Urine only
- Both urine and faeces
- Neither — only feed intake measured
- Faeces only — Correct Answer
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Faeces only
In a digestibility trial, only faeces are collected.
DC% = [(Nutrient intake − Nutrient in faeces) / Nutrient intake] × 100
| Trial Type | Material Collected |
|---|
| Trial | Material Collected | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Digestibility trial | Faeces only | Digestibility coefficients |
| Metabolic trial | Faeces + Urine | N balance, energy balance, ME |
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