Effect of roughage species consumed on fecal alkane recovery in sheep, and effect of sample drying treatment on alkane concentrations

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 771-776

  Elwert, C ^a,c   Dove, H ^b   Rodehutscord, M ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkane concentration; Drying treatment; Fecal recovery; Herbage species

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; FECES; HAY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SHEEP; STRAW; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROPUS; OVIS ARIES; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33745331215     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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