The effect of feeding pods of multipurpose trees (MPTs) on the degradability of dry matter and cell wall constituents of maize stover and alfalfa incubated in the rumen of sheep

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 81, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1235-1243

  Ngwa, A T ^a   Nsahlai, I V ^a   Bonsi, M L K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Degradability; Dry matter; Fibre constituents; Legume pods; Rumen ammonia

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA; ACACIA SIEBERIANA; ALFALFA; AMMONIA; BIODEGRADABILITY; BREED; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION KINETICS; DIET; DRY MATTER; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MAIZE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; SILAGE;

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EID: 0034824649     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.930     Document Type: Article

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