Relative efficacy of inocula from rumen fluid or faecal solution for determining in vitro digestibility and gas production

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 673-679

  El Meadaway, A ^a   Mir, Z ^a   Mir, P S ^a   Zaman, M S ^a   Yanke, L J ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Faecal suspension; Gas production; IVDMD; Rumen fluid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346545848     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A97-109     Document Type: Article

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