Ruminal in situ disappearance kinetics of dry matter and fiber in growing steers for common crabgrass forages sampled on seven dates in northern Arkansas

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1142-1152

  Ogden, R K ^a   Coblentz, W K ^a,c   Coffey, K P ^a   Turner, J E ^a,d   Scarbrough, D A ^a,e   Jennings, J A ^b   Richardson, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b University of Arkansas Fayetteville   (United States)

^c B107B AFLS   (United States)

^d North Carolina State Mountain Res Stn   (United States)

^e Northwestern Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Bermudagrass; Crabgrass; Fiber; In Situ Disappearance Kinetics; Orchardgrass

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; CYNODON DACTYLON; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; DIGITARIA (ANGIOSPERM); DIGITARIA CILIARIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE;

EID: 33645975185     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.8351142x     Document Type: Article

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