Effects of including β1-4 galacto-oligosaccharides, lactic acid bacteria or yeast culture on methanogenesis as well as energy and nitrogen metabolism in sheep

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 313-326

  Mwenya, B ^a   Santoso, B ^a   Sar, C ^a   Gamo, Y ^a   Kobayashi, T ^a   Arai, I ^a   Takahashi, J ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

acid detergent fiber; acid detergent lignin; ADF; ADL; body weight; BW; CFU; colony forming units; CP; crude protein; DE; DFM; digestible energy; digestible organic matter intake; direct fed microbials; DM; DMI; DOMI; dry matter; dry matter intake; GE; GOS; gross energy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES SUBSP. MESENTEROIDES; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 2942746647     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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