In situ disappearance of neutral detergent insoluble nitrogen from alfalfa and eastern gamagrass at three maturities

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2803-2809

  Coblentz, W K ^a   Fritz, J O ^b   Fick, W H ^b   Cochran, R C ^b   Shirley, J E ^b   Turner, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Grasses; Nitrogen; Rumen digestion; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE; TRIPSACUM; TRIPSACUM DACTYLOIDES;

DETERGENT; NITROGEN;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DETERGENTS; DIGESTION; KINETICS; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NITROGEN; POACEAE; RUMEN; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0033210826     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.77102803x     Document Type: Article

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