In Vitro Determination of Ruminal Protein Degradability of Alfalfa and Prairie Hay Via a Commercial Protease in the Presence or Absence of Cellulase or Driselase

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2215-2222

  Abdelgadir, I E O ^a   Cochran, R C ^a   Titgemeyer, E C ^a   Vanzant, E S ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Enzymes; Forage; Protein Degradation

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM FUNICULOSUM; STRAWBERRY GREEN PETAL PHYTOPLASMA; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

CELLULASE; DRISELASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLYCOSIDASE; PROTEINASE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYMOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PENICILLIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

ANIMALS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELLULASE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; LINEAR MODELS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PENICILLIUM; POACEAE; RUMEN; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 0031205409     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7582215x     Document Type: Article

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