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South African Journal of Animal Science

versión On-line ISSN 2221-4062
versión impresa ISSN 0375-1589

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SCHOLTZ, G.D.J.; VAN DER MERWE, H.J.  y  TYLUTKI, T.P.. Evaluation of models for assessing Medicago sativa L. hay quality. S. Afr. j. anim. sci. [online]. 2009, vol.39, n.5, pp.188-192. ISSN 2221-4062.

A study was conducted to evaluate current proposed models for assessing Medicago sativa L. hay quality, using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) analyses and Cornell Nett Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) milk production prediction as a criterion of accuracy. Application of the theoretically-based summative total digestible nutrients (TDNlig) model of Weiss et al. (1992), using lignin to determine truly digestible NDF, explained almost all of the variation in milk yield (MY) (r2 = 0.98). However, this model involves high analysis costs to develop and maintain NIRS calibrations and several of its components were poorly predicted by NIRS and therefore, not suited for quality assessment in practice. Current available models (forage quality index (FQI), relative forage quality (RFQ); relative feed value (RFV)) for assessing Medicago sativa L. hay quality revealed lower accuracies (r2 = 0.83, r2 = 0.76, r2 = 0.61, respectively), especially when protein was included in the model (total forage quality index (TFI); r2 < 0.49). The developed empirical equation named lucerne milk value (LMV), including ADF, ash and lignin (Y = b0 - b1ADF - b2ash - b3lignin) (r2 = 0.96), proved to be the most practical, simplistic, economical and accurate quality evaluation model for commercial application.

Palabras clave : Lucerne hay; CNCPS; NIRS; FQI; LMV; RFQ; RFV; TFI.

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