Factors that influence digestibility of feeds

• the type and chemical composition of the feed for instance presence of trypsin inhibitor in soya bean.
• The level of processing subjected to the feed prior to serving. Highly processed feeds say by grinding increases digestibility.
• Health condition of the animal; healthy animals easily digest feed
• Type of animals; ruminants have advance digestive system to digest and absorb food
• Physiological state of the animal; this affects nutrient requirements for example lactating mothers and laying birds there is high digestibility of feed with high protein content.
• Age of animals; feed digestibility increases with and later decreases with age due to increase and then decrease with nutrient requirements with age
• The animal species; ruminants have high digestibility for roughages
• The ratio of energy to protein in the feed
• Quantity of food in alimentary canal of the animal
• Amount of water consumed

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