Cell wall digestion and passage kinetics estimated by marker and in situ methods or by rumen evacuations in cattle fed hay 2 or 18 times daily

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 206-227

  Huhtanen, Pekka ^a   Asikainen, Ulla ^b   Arkkila, Marjatta ^b   Jaakkola, Seija ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Digesta kinetics; Rumen evacuation; Rumen model; Steady state

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33846395792     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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