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di·gest·i·ble

 (dī-jĕs′tə-bəl, dĭ-)
adj.
Readily or easily digested: digestible meals.

di·gest′i·bil′i·ty n.
di·gest′i·bly adv.
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Noun1.digestibility - the property of being easy to digest
edibility, edibleness - the property of being fit to eat
indigestibility, indigestibleness - the property of being difficult to digest
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digestibility

[daɪˌdʒɛstɪˈbɪlɪti dɪˌdʒɛstɪˈbɪlɪti] n [food] → digestibilité f
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Keywords: Broilers, Phytase enzyme, Nutrients digestibility, Minerals retention, Sorghum.
Therefore, development of nutritionally adequate and balanced feed for culturable carp species is an immediate need for successful aquaculture practices, which is not possible without the availability of authenticated information on the digestibility of different feed ingredients and feeds.
Additionally, with increasing demand for protein ingredients to replace fish meal, studies on digestibility and potentiality of such alternative ingredients are even more necessary for the sustainability of the aquaculture industry, specially of carnivorous fish species (Glencross et al., 2007; Tacon & Metian, 2008; Naylor et al., 2009).
They were later housed individually in a brick shed, in 1.20 m x 0.80 m (0.96 [m.sup.2]) stalls with a slatted and suspended wooden floor, and equipped with individual feeders and drinkers, as well as a feces-separating device and a urine collector suitable for digestibility tests.
Therefore, in order to explore the mechanism of cashmere growth underlying HF cycling and the fiber growth potential in cashmere goats, we investigated the effects of photoperiod on nutrient digestibility, HF activity, and cashmere quality in Inner Mongolia white cashmere goats.
Keywords: Nili-Ravi Calves, Alkali treated rice husk, Growth Performance, Digestibility, Blood metabolites.
Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the best dose of a new product-containing MON ([C.sub.36][H.sub.61][O.sub.11]Na--Rumenpac, MCassab, Sao Paulo, state Sao Paulo, Brazil), on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and apparent nutrients digestibility of feedlot Nellore cattle.
The nutrient content that needs to be considered, one of them is the presence of protein and crude fiber which serves as an energy source, helps the performance or function of the rumen therefore it can increase digestibility.
Wet heat processing also reduces protein digestibility even further through various mechanisms including protein crosslinking, which may cause resistance to the digestive enzymes of monogastric organisms [3].
In my 2014 nutrition book Dog Food Logic, I emphasized (some might say harped upon) the need for pet food companies to provide digestibility information to consumers.
Results showed that the fish fed 0% citric acid had low phosphorus and calcium digestibility than that fed higher levels 15 and 30 g/kg of citric acid (p < 0.05).