Effect of feeding mixtures of high moisture corn and dry-rolled grain sorghum on ruminal fermentation and starch digestion

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-118

  Mendoza, G D ^a   Britton, R A ^c   Stock, R A ^b  

^a Especialidad Ganaderia M ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Concentrates; Feed mixing; Ruminal protozoa; Starch digestion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING;

EID: 0032915846     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(98)00161-8     Document Type: Article

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