Utilisation of barley straw by steers : The effect of quantity and source of nitrogen on the degradation of straw fractions, particle outflow rate and intake

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-50

  Nsahlai, I V ^a   Bryant, M J ^a,b   Umunna, N N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Intake; Passage rate; Protein degradability; Straw fraction

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0001790454     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.1998.9706214     Document Type: Article

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