Prediction of NDF degradation characteristics of grass and grass/clover forages based on laboratory methods

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 691-708

  Koukolova V ^a,b   Weisbjerg, M R ^a   Hvelplund, T ^a   Lund, P ^a   Cermak B ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

DNDF; Effective degradability; Fibre; Forage; INDF; NDF; Potential degradability; Rate of degradation

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 11944266943     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/67634/2004     Document Type: Article

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