Comparison and evaluation of mechanistic rumen models

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 563-581

  Bannink, A ^a   De Visser, H ^a   Van Vuuren, A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lactation; Models; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEGRADATION; DIET; DUODENUM; FERMENTATION; GRASS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MODEL; NUTRIENT; PREDICTION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; DUODENUM; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; LACTATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; RUMEN;

EID: 0030850334     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19970175     Document Type: Article

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