An automated system for measuring gas production from forages inoculated with rumen fluid and its use in determining the effect of enzymes on grass silage

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 205-221

  Davies, Z S ^a,b   Mason, D ^a   Brooks, A E ^a   Griffith, G W ^b   Merry, R J ^a   Theodorou, M K ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fermentation; Gas production; Rumen; Silage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION KINETICS; FERMENTATION; FORAGE; GAS PRODUCTION; INOCULATION; RUMEN FLUID; SILAGE; SIMULATION;

EID: 0034611227     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00138-8     Document Type: Article

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