Digestability
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Quality or degree of being digestable. uncountable, usually
"There have been numerous studies spanning several decades on the effects of feed restriction on rumen fermentation activity and these generally show that as long as maintenance requirements are met, as was the case in group R, there is a negative relationship between level of feed intake and digestability."
Example
More examples"There have been numerous studies spanning several decades on the effects of feed restriction on rumen fermentation activity and these generally show that as long as maintenance requirements are met, as was the case in group R, there is a negative relationship between level of feed intake and digestability."
Etymology
From digest + -ability.
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