In Situ Assessment of Degradability of Organic Matter in the Rumen of the Dairy Cow

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1985-1990

  Arieli, A ^a   Mabjeesh, S J ^a   Shabi, Z ^a   Bruckental, I ^b   Aharoni, Y ^b   Zamwel, S ^a   Tagari, H ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

In situ; Organic matter; Rumen degradability

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; PROTEINS; RUMEN;

EID: 0032117704     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75772-8     Document Type: Article

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