Degradability of alfalfa saponins in the digestive tract of sheep and their rate of accumulation in rumen fluid

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-319

  Mathison, G W ^a   Soofi Siawash, R ^a   Klita, P T ^a,c   Okine, E K ^b   Sedgwick, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Unifeed   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Bacteria; Bloat; Digestibility; Rumen fluid; Saponins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033433258     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A98-044     Document Type: Article

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