The digestion of dietary protein bound by condensed tannins in the gastro-intestinal tract of sheep

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 197-209

  Kariuki, I W ^a,b   Norton, B W ^b  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

125I BSA; 51Cr EDTA; Condensed tannin; Gastro intestinal tract; Protein; True digestibility

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; LEUCAENA PALLIDA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 41949108521     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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