Effect of the proportions of neutral detergent fibre and starch, and their degradation rates, on in vitro ruminal fermentation

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 130, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 172-190

  Sveinbjörnsson, Jóhannes ^a   Murphy, Michael ^b   Udén, Peter ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Lantmannen Feed Division   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fermentation pattern; In vitro; Microbial efficiency; NDF; Ruminal fermentation; Starch; Starch level; VFA

Indexed keywords

PHLEUM; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POA; POA PRATENSIS; PROTOZOA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33748895853     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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