DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-093-1-0162
ACCURACY OF THE PREDICTION OF THE FEED VALUE OF UNDRIED GRASS AND MAIZE SILAGES BY A HANDHELD NIRS DEVICE
- Ataollah, F.1,2, Martens, S. D.1, Richardt, W.3, Steinhöfel, O.1,2, Zeyner, A.2
- 1 Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology, 04886 Köllitsch, Germany
- 2 Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- 3 Landwirtschaftliche Kommunikationsgesellschaft mbH, 09577 Lichtenwalde, Germany
Mobile NIRS devices are increasingly available for various applications. Their use for prompt feed ration adaptation seems attractive. Thus one model was tested for its reliability in terms of the prediction of feed value parameters of moist silages. Dry matter content turned out to be the best predictable parameter.
Keywords: predictive quality, on-farm tool, near-infrared spectroscopy, forages
pages: 162-162, Published: 2026, online: 2026

