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The inhibition of nitrogen digestion in diets for grwoing pigs containing various sources of raw potato

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Replacement of cooked potato by raw potato reduced the digestibility of dietary nitrogen. The nitrogen of raw Majestic, Ulster Brevet and Ulster Lancer varieties appeared to be less digestible than the nitrogen of raw Pentland Crown. Protease inhibitor activity was identified in all the raw potato stocks but did not reflect varietal differences in nitrogen digestibility. Storage from October to February and level of nitrogenous fertilizer did not affect digestibility.

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  1. School of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

    C. T. Whittemore, A. Scott & I. W. Moffat

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Whittemore, C.T., Scott, A. & Moffat, I.W. The inhibition of nitrogen digestion in diets for grwoing pigs containing various sources of raw potato. Potato Res 18, 322–325 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02361737

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