Short communication: Effect of tannic acid on composition and ruminal degradability of bermudagrass and alfalfa silages

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2016-2020

  Santos, G T ^a   Oliveira, R L ^a   Petit, H V ^b   Cecato, U ^a   Zeoula, L M ^a   Rigolon, L P ^a   Damasceno, J C ^a   Branco, A F ^a   Bett, V ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Degradability; Silage; Tannin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

NITROGEN; TANNIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NITROGEN; PLANT PROTEINS; POACEAE; RUMEN; SILAGE;

EID: 0034277081     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75080-6     Document Type: Article

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