Effect of complete feed blocks or grazing and supplementation of lambs on performance, nutrient utilisation, rumen fermentation and rumen microbial enzymes

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 221-226

  Raghuvansi, S K S ^a   Prasad, R ^a   Tripathi, M K ^a   Mishra, A S ^a   Chaturvedi, O H ^a   Misra, A K ^a   Saraswat, B L ^b   Jakhmola, R C ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UDAI PRATAP AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Grazing; Rumen fermentation; Sheep; Stalls

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; ESTERASE; FATTY ACID; MICROBIAL ENZYME; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEINASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESERT; DIGESTION; DROUGHT; DRY MASS; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING; FERMENTATION; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GRAZING; HUNGER; LAMB; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PASTURE; PERFORMANCE; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; SUPPLEMENTATION; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; HARNESS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34248512980     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107284058     Document Type: Article

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