Module 6- Nutrients & chemical analysis Flashcards
what kg of composite sample so feed should you take
1-2kg
nutrient content expressed on a DM basis is always ( ) when expressed on as-fed basis
greater
proximate analysis
series of analytical procedures that partitions the feed into 6 fractions
6 fractions of proximate analysis
1) moisture or DM
2) Ash (minerals)
3) CP
4) EE
5) crude fiber
6) nitrogen free extract
crude protein
represents nitrogenous compounds contained in the feed
crude fiber
represents cell wall & less digestible components
- cellulose
- hemicelullose
- lignin
T or F: crude fiber is measured
F
purpose of moisture in a diet
provides texture
2 things that will occur with too much moisture in the feed
1) reduction in DMI
2) reduce storage life
moisture/DM determination procedure
drying feed to a constant weight by putting in oven at 55 C
DM content of a feed =
weight of dry feed / weight of wet feed x 100
4 methods of DM analysis
1) forced air oven
2) moisture meter
3) freeze drying
4) near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy
what is the most accurate DM analysis method? why?
freeze drying, do not lose any volatile materials
2 volatile materials in feed
ammonia + VFAs
1 disadvantage to oven drying of DM analysis
underestimate how much DM bc of ammonia & VFA loss from heat
koster moisture tester
small portable electric drying unit, used on farms
moisture tracker device
hand held NIR scanning device for silage
ash determination principle
completely combust sample in muffle furnace at 500-600C = residue left is the mineral content of feed
% ash =
weight of residue / weight of feed sample x 100
disadvantage to ash determination
lose iodine & selenium at high temps = underestimate ash content
wet ashing procedure
use concentrated percholric acid, do not any lose minerals
how is crude protein determined
Kjeldahl distillation
Kjeldahl distillation procedure
measures total N content of test feed & uses it to estimate CP content
during crude protein determination, all N is converted to
ammonium sulfate