Assessment of the digestibility of some Mediterranean shrubs by in vitro techniques

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 323-331

  Ammar, H ^a,b   Lopez S ^a   Gonzalez J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b University of Carthage Tunisia   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Gas production; In vitro digestibility; Nutritive value; Shrubs; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARBUTUS UNEDO; CALICOTOME VILLOSA; ERICA ARBOREA; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; PHILLYREA ANGUSTIFOLIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS SUBER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187; VILLOSA;

EID: 13844297994     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.12.013     Document Type: Article

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