The function of this group will be to bring together data and research resources on feed composition, to foster communication among those collecting feed composition information, and to facilitate efficiencies and consistencies in data collection and maintenance.
Objectives
- Develop within - and across - species feed database(s) for use by current and future NRC nutrient requirement series and modeling efforts.
- Provide a framework to standardize the approach to evaluate literature and industry ingredient nutrient composition data.
- Identify research critical to the continued development of the feed ingredient database.
- Initialize a review of approaches and methodology related to ingredient sampling, handling, and chemical analyses.
- Establish a forum to solicit input for development and refinement of an across-species feed ingredient database.
- Interact with other international activities related to establishing and maintaining feed ingredient databases.
Committee Members
Mark Edwards
Chair
California Polytechnic State University
Horse and Small Ruminant Nutrition
- (805) 756-2599
Alexander N. Hristov
Pennsylvania State University
Dairy Nutrition
- (814) 863-3669
Andrew P. Foote
Oklahoma State University
Ruminant Nutrition
- (405) 744-8857
- andrew.foote@okstate.edu
Andrea L. Fidgett
Western University of Health Sciences
Comparative Wildlife Nutrition
