Use of an in vitro fermentation bioassay to evaluate improvements in degradation of alfalfa hay due to exogenous feed enzymes

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 135, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 315-328

  Eun, J S ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a   Schulze, H ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Danisco Animal Nutrition   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feed enzymes; Forage digestibility; Gas production; In vitro degradability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 34247587013     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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