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Feed fraction characteristics

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Absorbed nutrients are provided from fermentation and digestion in the gastrointestinal tract, and the predictions are sensitive to the nutrient profiles of the feed. NorFor has an extensive feed table (www.norfor.info) that lists chemical composition and digestion characteristics of typical Nordic feedstuffs. The feed table values are continuously updated as new information becomes available.

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Volden, H. (2011). Feed fraction characteristics. In: Volden, H. (eds) NorFor - The Nordic feed evaluation system. EAAP – European Federation of Animal Science, vol 30. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-718-9_4

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