In vitro rumen apparent and true digestibilities of tannin-rich forages

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 245-251

  Makkar, H P S ^a   Blummel M ^a   Becker, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apparent digestibility; Fibre; Tannins; True digestibility

Indexed keywords

ACIOA; ACIOA BARTERI; CASSIA; CASSIA SIEBERIANA; PSEUDOACACIA; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; SENNA;

EID: 0001501792     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01146-7     Document Type: Article

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