Effects of daily and interval feeding of Sapindus rarak saponins on protozoa, rumen fermentation parameters and digestibility in sheep

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1580-1587

  Wina, Elizabeth ^a,b   Muetzel, Stefan ^c   Becker, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Indonesian Research Institute for Animal Production   (Indonesia)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Interval Feeding; Rumen; Sapindus rarak; Saponin

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; PROTOZOA; SAPINDACEAE; SAPINDUS RARAK; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33845643166     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.1580     Document Type: Article

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