The effects of level of fish oil inclusion in the diet on rumen digestion and fermentation parameters in cattle offered grass silage based diets

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 57-68

  Keady, T W J ^a   Mayne, C S ^a,b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Newforge Lane BT9 5PX ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Digestibility; Fermentation; Fish oil; Rumen

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA NITROGEN; DIET; DIGESTION; DRY MATTER; FERMENTATION MONITORING; FISH OIL; GRASS; PH; SILAGE;

EID: 0033568383     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00073-5     Document Type: Article

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