Evaluation of models to describe ruminal degradation kinetics from in situ ruminal incubation of whole soybeans

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3087-3095

  Nasri, M H Fathi ^a   Mesgaran, M Danesh ^a   France, J ^b   Cant, J P ^b   Kebreab, E ^a,b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Degradation kinetics; In situ incubation; Mathematical model; Ruminal degradability

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33746931210     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72583-8     Document Type: Article

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