The common reed (Phragmites australis) as a source of roughage in ruminant nutrition

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 445-449

  Baran, Miroslav ^a   Varadyova Z ^a   Kracmar S ^b   Hedbavny J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

In vitro; Methane; Phragmites australis; Rumen fermentation; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACID; CELLULOSE; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METHANE; POTASSIUM; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BARLEY; BOVIDS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; GRASS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036961283     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200271040445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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