Relationships between in Situ Protein Degradability and Grass Developmental Morphology

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1143-1149

  Mitchell, R B ^a   Redfearn, D D ^b   Moser, L E ^c   Grant, R J ^c   Moore, K J ^d   Kirch, B H ^d  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southeast Research Station   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental morphology; Grasses; Plant maturity; Ruminal escape protein

Indexed keywords

ANDROPOGON GERARDII; ANIMALIA; BROMUS; BROMUS SECALINUS; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE; THINOPYRUM INTERMEDIUM;

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; DIGESTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; NEBRASKA; PLANT PROTEINS; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMINANTS; SEASONS;

EID: 0031160725     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76041-7     Document Type: Article

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