In vitro digestion studies using 14C-labelled polyethylene glycol (PEG): The effect of sample pretreatment on dry matter and nitrogen digestibility as well as PEG binding of Calliandra calothyrsus

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 149-155

  Palmer, B ^a   Jones, R J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

DMD; In vitro digestibility; N'digestibility; PEG binding; Sample preparation; Tannins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034734225     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(00)00172-3     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Digestibility of some tropical browse species varying in tannin content
2. The effect of sample preparation on the digestion of chopped masticated and ground siratro and pangola grass in nylon bags
3. 14C-labelled Polyethylene Glycol 4000 (PEG): Comparison of six tanniniferous shrub legumes and the grass Panicum maximum
4. Formation of complexes between polyvinyl pyrrolidones or polyethylene glycols and tannins and their implication in gas production and true digestibility in in vitro techniques
5. Effects of Calliandra tannins on rumen microbial function
6. The effect of drying on the intake and rate of digestion of the shrub legume Calliandra calothyrsus
7. The effect of PEG addition in vitro on dry matter and nitrogen digestibility of Calliandra calothyrsus and Leucaena leucocephala leaf
8. Influence of forage particle length on in situ degradation of prebloom Alfalfa hay
9. A two-stage technique for the in vitro digestion of forage crops