Effect of Sugar-Beet Pulp Supplementation on Fiber Degradation of Grass Hay in the Rumen of Goats

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 186-188

  Masuda, Y ^a   Kondo, S ^a   Shimojo, M ^a   Goto, I ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forage Fiber Degradation; Rumen Bacteria; Sugar Beet Pulp

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM;

EID: 0033481528     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.186     Document Type: Article

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