Improvement of the Streptomyces griseus method for degradable protein in ruminant feeds

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Licitra, G ^a   Lauria, F ^a   Carpino, S ^a   Schadt, I ^a   Sniffen, C J ^b   Van Soest, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b William H Miner Agricultural Research Institute   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Protease; Protein; Ruminal degradability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003392124     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)00178-8     Document Type: Article

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