A novel, wireless, automated system for measuring fermentation gas production kinetics of feeds and its application to feed characterization

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 123-124 Part 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 211-223

  Adesogan, A T ^a   Krueger, N K ^a   Kim, S C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fermentation; Gas production; In vitro

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27544515917     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.04.058     Document Type: Article

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