Supplementation of a tropical grass diet with forage legumes and Sapindus saponaria fruits: Effects on in vitro ruminal nitrogen turnover and methanogenesis

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 703-713

  Hess, H D ^a   Monsalve, L M ^b   Lascano, C E ^b   Carulla, J E ^c   Diaz T E ^d   Kreuzer, M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN TIBAITATÁ   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Arachis pintoi; Brachiaria dictyoneura; Calliandra calothyrsus; Cratylia argentea; Fibre; RUSITEC

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GRASS; LEGUME; METHANOGENESIS; RUMINANT;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS PINTOI; BRACHIARIA DICTYONEURA; CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; CRATYLIA ARGENTEA; PROTOZOA; SAPINDUS SAPONARIA; SAPONARIA;

EID: 0042232472     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR02241     Document Type: Article

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