In vitro degradability of mature and immature leaves of tropical forage legumes differing in condensed tannin and non-starch polysaccharide content and composition

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1256-1266

  Barahona, Rolando ^a,b,c   Lascano, Carlos E ^b,d   Narvaez, Nelmy ^b   Owen, Emir ^c   Morris, Phillip ^a   Theodorou, Mike K ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctr Internacional de Agric Trop   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Fodder; Gas production; In vitro digestibility; Nutritive value; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIBILITY; FORAGE; LEGUME; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POLYSACCHARIDE; TANNIN;

CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; CLITORIA; CLITORIA FAIRCHILDIANA; DESMODIUM ADSCENDENS; FLEMINGIA; FLEMINGIA MACROPHYLLA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 0141458129     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1534     Document Type: Article

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