Neutral detergent fiber disappearance and gas and volatile fatty acid production during the in vitro fermentation of six forages

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3342-3352

  Doane, P H ^a   Schofield, P ^a   Pell, A N ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber; Forage; Gases; In Vitro; Volatile Fatty Acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GAS; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASES; INTESTINES; LINEAR MODELS; PROPIONATES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031310868     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.75123342x     Document Type: Article

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