Effect of method of applying fibrolytic enzymes or ammonia to Bermudagrass hay on feed intake, digestion, and growth of beef steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 882-889

  Krueger, N A ^a   Adesogan, A T ^a   Staples, C R ^a   Krueger, W K ^a   Kim, S C ^a   Littell, R C ^a   Sollenberger, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Beef cattle; Bermudagrass; Fibrolytic enzyme; Forage

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ENZYME;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CYNODON; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CYNODON; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; ENZYMES; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN;

BOS; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 42149123408     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-717     Document Type: Article

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