In vitro degradability of three forages: Fermentation kinetics and gas production of NDF and neutral detergent-soluble fraction of forages

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 222-229

  Calabrò, Serena ^a   Infascelli, Federico ^a   Bovera, Fulvia ^a   Moniello, Giuseppe ^b   Piccolo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Biologia Animale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Corn silage; Cumulative gas production; Stoichiometric calculation; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037081707     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1021     Document Type: Article

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