Influence of the level of molasses in de-oiled rice bran-based concentrate mixture on rumen fermentation pattern in crossbred cattle calves

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-90

  Sahoo, A ^a   Agarwal, Neeta ^a   Kamra, D N ^a   Chaudhary, L C ^a   Pathak, N N ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crossbred cattle calves; De oiled rice bran; Molasses; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ANIMAL FOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BRAN; CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULASE; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; GENETIC CROSS; MIXTURE; MOLASSES; PROTEINASE; RICE; RUMINANT STOMACH; STRAW; WHEAT; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

EID: 0033179178     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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