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Studies on the soluble nitrogen content of dried samples of grass silage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. John ,
G. Barnett  and
T. B. Miller
A. John
Affiliation:
Division of Agricultural Biochemistry, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Aberdeen
G. Barnett
Affiliation:
Division of Agricultural Biochemistry, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Aberdeen
T. B. Miller
Affiliation:
Division of Agricultural Biochemistry, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Aberdeen
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1. The relationship between the soluble nitrogen content (soluble nitrogen/total nitrogen) of samples of dried silage and the pH of the corresponding wet samples has been investigated. It has been shown that a relationship exists between the two, and that when Ns/Nd is high the pH is low and vice versa. Moreover, the product Ns/Nd × d.m. is also related to the pH.

2. Again it has been shown that the ratio Ns/Nd bears a relationship to the digestibility of the silage as measured by the Wedemeyer Method in the laboratory. The potential usefulness of the ratio in this connexion is being further investigated.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 40 , Issue 1-2 , January 1950 , pp. 50 - 54
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1950

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