In vitro quality assessment of tannin-containing tropical shrub legumes: Protein and fibre digestion

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 227-241

  McSweeney, C S ^a   Palmer, B ^a   Bunch, R ^a   Krause, D O ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nutritive value; Polyethylene glycol; Rumen; Tannins; Tropical legumes

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DIGESTION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; FIBER; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROGOL; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PEPSIN A; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RUMINANT STOMACH; TANNIN;

CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; LEUCAENA DIVERSIFOLIA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCAENA PALLIDA;

EID: 0033486172     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00103-0     Document Type: Article

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