Change in nitrogen fractions and ruminal nitrogen degradability of orchardgrass and alfalfa during the ensiling process and the subsequent effects on nitrogen utilization by sheep

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1524-1528

  Nguyen, H V ^a,b   Kawai, M ^a   Takahashi, J ^a   Matsuoka, S ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HUE UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Ensiling; Nitrogen Fractions; Nitrogen Utilization; Orchardgrass; Ruminal Degradability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 10044238775     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.1524     Document Type: Article

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