Factors affecting degradation of barley straw in sacco and microbial activity in the rumen of cows fed fibre-rich diets III. The amount of supplemental energy

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-238

  Stritzler, N P ^a,c   Jensen, B B ^a   Wolstrup, J ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cow; Energy; Rumen; Straw degradation; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005229412     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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