Effect of yeast supplementation on the in vitro fermentation of high-temperature dried lucerne incubated with an equine faecal inoculum

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 149-159

  Murray, Jo Anne M D ^a,b   Longland, Annette ^b   Dunnett, Catherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Dengie Crops Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equine faecal inoculum; In vitro fermentation; Lucerne; Yeast

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 50549087498     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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