Effects of intake level of a mixed diet on chewing activity and on particle size of ruminated boli, ruminal digesta fractions and faeces of steers

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 517-528

  Kovacs P L ^a,b   Sudekum K H ^a   Stangassinger, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chewing; Intake level; Mixed diet; Particle size; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING; FECES; FOOD COMPOSITION; MALE; MASTICATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; RUMINANT STOMACH; RUMINATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0030783829     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:19970503     Document Type: Article

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