Methods to study degradation of ruminant feeds

Nutrition Research Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-81

  Mohamed, Ruba ^a   Chaudhry, Abdul Shakoor ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal feed; In sacco method; In vitro method; In vivo method; Rumen degradation

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ANIMAL WELFARE; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; RUMEN; RUMINANTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 50149119660     PISSN: 09544224     EISSN: 14752700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954422408960674     Document Type: Review

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