Nutritive value assessment of the tropical shrub legume Acacia angustissima: Anti-nutritional compounds and in vitro digestibility

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 175-190

  McSweeney, C S ^a   Gough, J ^a   Conlan, L L ^a   Hegarty, M P ^a   Palmer, B ^a   Krause, D O ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nutritive value; Polyethylene glycol; Rumen; Tannins; Tropical legumes

Indexed keywords

ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA; BOVIDAE; CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA LEUCOCEPHALA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 19744364555     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.02.017     Document Type: Article

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