Evaluation of four tropical browse legumes as nitrogen sources: Comparison of in vitro gas production with other methods to determine N degradability

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 123-124 Part 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 341-350

  Mota, M ^a   Rodriguez R ^b   Solanas, E ^a   Fondevila, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA ANIMAL   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Gas production; In vitro N degradability; In vitro N digestion; Tropical legumes

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA CORNIGERA; ALBIZIA LEBBEKOIDES; ENTEROLOBIUM CYCLOCARPUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 27544506056     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.04.018     Document Type: Article

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