title: [The energy utilization of alfalfa leaf by adult swine].
abstract: By means of the respiration test technique the energy metabolism of adult pigs fed with a basic ration plus alfalfa leaves with 110-200 g crude fibre/kg DM was measured in 3 test periods. The digestibility of the energy of the alfalfa leave ranks amounted to--decreasing with increasing crude fibre content--66, 60 and 59%; the respective energy retention values were 7.5, 6.9 and 6.9 MJ NEFs or 510, 470 and 470 EFs/kg DM. According to the measured values there were no significant differences in the digestibility of the energy and in the energy concentration of NEFs between fresh and dried alfalfa leaves of largely equal chemical composition.
authors.affiliation: Bereich Tierernährung Oskar Kellner, Forschungszentrum für Tierproduktion Dummerstorf-Rostock.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jentsch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schiemann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wiesemüller
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001944:Breath Tests; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000378:metabolism*; D004063:Digestion; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D000455:Medicago sativa; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D013552:Swine / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D009584:Nitrogen
vernacular_title: Zur energetischen Verwertung von Luzerneblatt durch adulte Schweine.