Comparison of voluntary feed intake, rumen passage and degradation kinetics between crossbred Brahmam cattle (Bos indicus) and swamp buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) fed a fattening diet based on corn silage

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 533-540

  Ichinohe, Toshiyoshi ^a   Orden, Edgar A ^b   Del Barrio, Arnel N ^c   Lapitan, Rosalina M ^c   Fujihara, Tsutomu ^a   Cruz, Libertado C ^d   Kanai, Yukio ^e  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^d Philippine Carabao Center National Headquarters and Genepool   (Philippines)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crossbred buffalo; Fattening diet; Passage kinetics; Rumen degradation; Tropical cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 11444264452     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2004.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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