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2. Dry Matter Determination

• 2.1 Single Step Total Dry Matter Determinations
  • 2.1.1 Total Dry Matter by Oven Drying for 2 hr at 135°C
  • 2.1.2 Total Dry Matter by Oven Drying at 100°C for 24 hr or 105°C for 16 hr
  • 2.1.3 Total Dry Matter by Microwave Drying to Constant Weight
• 2.2 Two Step Total Dry Matter Determination of Wet Samples
  • 2.2.1 Partial Drying of Wet Samples
    • 2.2.1.1 Partial Dry Matter Using Forced-air Drying Ovens
    • 2.2.1.2 Partial Dry Matter Using Microwave Oven
  • 2.2.2 Laboratory Dry Matter of Partially-Dried Samples
    • 2.2.2.1 Laboratory Dry Matter by Oven Drying for 2 hr at 135°C
    • 2.2.2.2 Laboratory Dry Matter by Oven Drying at 100°C for 24 hr or 105°C for 16 hr
    • 2.2.2.3 Laboratory Dry Matter by Microwave Drying to Constant Weight
    • 2.2.2.4 Dry Matter by Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy
  • 2.2.3 Determination of Sample Total Dry Matter using the Two-step Procedure
• 2.3 Wet, Fermented Samples
  • 2.3.1 Toluene Determination of Moisture

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