Evaluation of the Small Ruminant Nutrition System model (SRNS) for goat production in Vietnam
Quan, N.H., Parsons, D., Van, N.H., Ba, N.X., Lane, P.A., Malau-Aduli, A.E.O., and Tedeschi, L.O. (2014) Evaluation of the Small Ruminant Nutrition System model (SRNS) for goat production in Vietnam. Animal Production Science, 54 (12). xxxv-xxxv.
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Abstract
Applied nutrition models that can accurately predict goat performance under different feed intake regimes play a crucial role in developing improved feeding strategies. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of the SRNS model to predict the dry matter intake (DMI), average daily gain (ADG), nutrient digestibility, and faecal output characteristics of Vietnamese goats.The SRNS version 1.9.4468 (http://nutritionmodels.tamu.edu/srns.html) was used to simulate animal intake and performance of two local Vietnamese goat breeds for four feeding experiments.The model under-predicted DMI (kg/d) for most treatments (R2 = 0.70) and under-predicted ADG (g/d) for all treatments (R2 = 0.69) (Table 1). Nutrient digestibility and faecal outputs were generally under-predicted. Coefficients of determination for DM (0.94) and CP digestibility (0.93) were high.Our evaluation indicated that the SRNS model can predict the DMI and ADG of Vietnamese goats when nutritive values of the feeds are known. The regression equations developed in this study could be used to adjust the outputs of the SRNS model to predict the results of feeding systems.
| Item ID: | 55041 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Abstract) |
| ISSN: | 1836-5787 |
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| Additional Information: | Presented at the 8th International Workshop on Modelling Nutrient Digestion and Utilisation in Farm Animals, 15-17 September 2014, Cairns, QLD, Australia. |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Aug 2018 01:07 |
| FoR Codes: | 07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES > 0702 Animal Production > 070204 Animal Nutrition @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 83 ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 8303 Livestock Raising > 830304 Goats @ 100% |
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