Vertical distribution of biomass, chemical composition and pepsin-cellulase digestibility in a perennial ryegrass sward: Interaction with month of year, regrowth age and time of day

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 49-68

  Delagarde, R ^a   Peyraud, J L ^a   Delaby, L ^a   Faverdin, P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Pepsin cellulase digestibility; Perennial ryegrass; Regrowth age; Season; Time of day; Vertical structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034630269     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(00)00114-0     Document Type: Article

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