Influence of rumen fluid and substrate concentration on fermentation kinetics measured with a fully automated time related gas production apparatus

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 113-128

  Cone, John W ^a   Van Gelder, Antonie H ^a   Visscher, Gert J W ^a   Oudshoorn, Leen ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fermentation kinetics; Gas production; Techniques

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0000702314     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-8401(96)00950-9     Document Type: Article

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