Influence of fibrolytic enzymes on in vitro methane production and rumen fermentation of a substrate containing 60% of grass hay

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Giraldo, L A ^a   Carro, M D ^b   Ranilla, M J ^b   Tejido, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Digestibility; In vitro gas production; Volatile fatty acids; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 37349089782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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