Chemical composition and ruminal dry matter and crude protein degradability of spineless cactus

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-126

  Batista, A M V ^a,b   Mustafa, A F ^a   Santos, G R A ^a,b   De Carvalho, F F R ^a,c   Dubeux Jr , J C B ^a,c   Lira, M A ^a,c   Barbosa, S B P ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Bolsista Coordenacoa A   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Ruminal degradability; Spineless cactus

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DRY MATTER; PROTEIN;

BRAZIL;

CACTACEAE; FRAXINUS; OPUNTIA;

EID: 0037656315     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.2003.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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