Multiphasic analysis of gas production kinetics for in vitro fermentation of ruminant feeds

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-89

  Groot, Jeroen C J ^a   Cone, John W ^a   Williams, Barbara A ^a   Debersaques, Filip M A ^b   Lantinga, Egbert A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Polytechnic CTL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Curve fitting; Fermentation; Gas production; Multiphasic model

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

EID: 0001770246     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01012-7     Document Type: Article

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