In vitro digestion studies using 14C-labelled polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000: Comparison of six tanniniferous shrub legumes and the grass Panicum maximum

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 215-221

  Jones, R J ^a   Palmer, B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; In vitro digestibility; PEG 4000; PEG binding; Tropical browse

Indexed keywords

ACACIA BOLIVIANA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCAENA PALLIDA; LEUCAENA TRICHANDRA; PANICUM MAXIMUM;

EID: 0034733825     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(00)00134-6     Document Type: Article

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