Rumen degradation characteristics of perennial ryegrass cultivars during the growing season

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 103-120

  Tas, B M ^a,c   Taweel, H Z ^a   Smit, H J ^a   Elgersma, A ^a,b   Dijkstra, J ^a   Tamminga, S ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Nitrogen; Perennial ryegrass; Rumen degradation; Water soluble carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 33750039206     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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