Evaluation of some by-products using in situ and in vitro gas production techniques

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-12

  Maghsoud, Besharati ^a   Akbar, Taghizadeh ^a   Hossein, Janmohammadi ^a   Ali, Moghadam Gholam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

By product; Gas production; In situ; Metabolizable energy

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 48749104904     PISSN: 15574555     EISSN: 15574563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajavsp.2008.7.12     Document Type: Article

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