Predicting ruminal microbial efficiencies of dairy rations by in vitro techniques

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 68, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 107-117

  Blummel M ^a,c   Lebzien, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Institute of Animal Nutrition   (Germany)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle feeding and nutrition; In vitro gas production; Microbial efficiency

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COW; DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; FERMENTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL EFFICIENCY; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; NITROGEN BALANCE; PURINES AND PURINE DERIVATIVES; RUMINANT STOMACH;

EID: 0035099496     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(00)00241-4     Document Type: Article

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