The effect of rumen adaptation to oxalic acid on selection of oxalic-acid-rich plants by goats

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-65

  Duncan, Alan J ^a   Frutos, Pilar ^a,b   Young, Sheila A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diet selection; Oxalic acid; Rumen detoxification

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; GELATIN; OXALIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; GOAT; GRASS; INTESTINE ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RUMINANT STOMACH; SPINACH; VEGETABLE;

AEGILOPS SPELTOIDES SUBSP. SPELTOIDES; ANIMALIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPRA HIRCUS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0033964545     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s000711450000009x     Document Type: Article

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