Comparison of techniques and grinding size to estimate digestibility of forage based ruminant diets

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 15-35

  Damiran, D ^a   DelCurto, T ^a   Bohnert, D W ^a   Findholt, S L ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestion techniques; Filter bags; Grinding size; In vitro digestibility

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 38849108077     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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