Chemical composition, in situ digestion kinetics and feeding value of oat grass (Avena sativa) ensiled with molasses for nili-ravi buffaloes

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1127-1133

  Ajmal Khan, Muhammad ^a   Sarwar, M ^a,b   Nisa, M ^a,b   Iqbal, Z ^a,b   Khan, M S ^a,b   Lee, W S ^a   Lee, H J ^a   Kim, H S ^a  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fermentable Carbohydrate; Grass Silage; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVENA SATIVA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 33747084355     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.1127     Document Type: Article

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