In vitro fermentation kinetics of some halophyte shrubs sampled at three stages of maturity

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 215-225

  Haddi, Mohamed Laid ^a   Filacorda, Stefano ^b   Meniai, Khalid ^a   Rollin, Frédéric ^c   Susmel, Piero ^b  

^a Universite Mentouri Constantine   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dromedary; Gas production; Halophyte; Shrubs

Indexed keywords

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; FRAXINUS; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SALSOLA; SALSOLA VERMICULATA; SUEADA MOLLIS;

EID: 0037456535     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(02)00323-1     Document Type: Article

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