@article{MAKHILLJAVA201312204334,
    title = {Relationships Between Chemical Composition, <I>in vitro</I> Dry Matter, Neutral 
  Detergent Fiber Digestibility and <I>in vitro </I>Gas Production of Corn and 
  Sorghum Silages},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {12},
    number = {20},
    pages = {1524-1529},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2013.1524.1529},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2013.1524.1529},
    author = {David,Agustin,Michael,Felipe,Guillermo and},
    keywords = {In vitro gas production,chemical composition,in vitro dry matter digestibility,in vitro dry matter digestibility,ADF},
    abstract = {Five corn (<I>Zea mays</I>) and four sorghum (<I>Sorghum bicolor 
  </I>L. Moench) silages were used to investigate the relationship between chemical 
  composition, <I>In Vitro</I> Dry Matter Digestibility (IVDMD), <I>In Vitro </I>Neutral 
  Detergent Fiber Digestibility (IVNDF) and <I>in vitro</I> Gas Production (GP) 
  measured after 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h of incubation. Then, 
  the capability to predict IVDMD and IVNDFD based on chemical composition and 
  GP data was examined. Silage contents of NDF, ADF and lignin were negatively 
  correlated (p&lt;0.05) with IVDMD. A negative relationship (p&lt;0.05) between 
  CP and asymptotic GP was also observed. The NDF, ADF and lignin contents of 
  silages were positively correlated (p&lt;0.0001) with time to reach half-maximal 
  GP, however, the relationship of half-maximal GP with Non-Fibrous Carbohydrate 
  (NFC) was negative (p&lt;0.0001). After the 1st h of incubation, GP was negatively 
  related with lignin content and positively correlated with NFC (p&lt;0.001 and 
  p&lt;0.05, respectively). After h 9 of incubation, the correlations between 
  NDF and ADF with GP were highest (p&lt;0.01) until 48 h of incubation and decreased 
  at 72 h (p&lt;0.05). Chemical composition combined with GP data adequately predicted 
  IVDMD.}
    }