Effects of urea infused into the rumen on liquid- and particle-associated fibrolytic enzyme activities in steers fed low quality grass hay

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 13-27

  Pan, J ^a   Suzuki, T ^a   Koike, S ^a   Ueda, K ^a   Kobayashi, Y ^a   Tanaka, K ^a   Okubo, M ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fibrolytic enzyme activity; Grass hay; Rumen; Urea infusion

Indexed keywords

FIBROBACTER; FIBROBACTER SUCCINOGENES; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0037456557     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(02)00324-3     Document Type: Article

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