Comparison of two in vitro fermentation gas production methods using both rumen fluid and faecal inoculum from sheep

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 123-124 Part 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 81-94

  Váradyová, Zora ^a   Baran, Miroslav ^a   Zeleňák, Imrich ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Faeces; Fermentation; In vitro gas production technique; Rumen fluid; Sheep

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 27544484007     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.04.030     Document Type: Article

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