Effects of Sapindus saponaria fruits on ruminal fermentation and duodenal nitrogen flow of sheep fed a tropical grass diet with and without legume

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1392-1400

  Abreu, A ^a   Carulla, J E ^a   Lascano, C E ^b   Diaz T E ^c   Kreuzer, M ^d   Hess, H D ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN TIBAITATÁ   (Colombia)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brachiaria dictyoneura; Cratylia argentea; Protein; Protozoa; Saponins; Tropical Forage

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA; BRACHIARIA DICTYONEURA; CRATYLIA; CRATYLIA ARGENTEA; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; SAPINDACEAE; SAPINDUS SAPONARIA; SAPONARIA;

EID: 2442419031     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8251392x     Document Type: Article

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