Estimation of ruminal digestibility of NDF from in sacco degradation and rumen fractional outflow rate

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 96-109

  Stensig, Torkil ^a   Weisbjerg, Martin R ^a   Hvelplund, Torben ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chromium mordanted particles; Dairy cows; Digesta kinetics; Lag time; Rate of passage; Rumen evacuation; Rumen fermentation; Starch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002568667     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064709409410188     Document Type: Article

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