Estimating the extent of degradation of ruminant feeds from a description of their gas production profiles observed in vitro: Comparison of models

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-142

  Dhanoa, M S ^a   Lopez, S ^b   Dijkstra, J ^c   Davies, D R ^a   Sanderson, R ^a   Williams, B A ^c   Sileshi, Z ^e   France, J ^d  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Feed degradation; Gas production; Mathematical models; Rumen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NATURAL GAS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; DEGRADATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAS TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; VARIANCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE;

EID: 0033973685     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114500000179     Document Type: Article

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