In vitro ruminal fermentation of tanniniferous tropical plants: Plant-specific tannin effects and counteracting efficiency of PEG

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 222-241

  Tiemann, T T ^a,b   Avila, P ^b   Ramirez G ^b   Lascano, C E ^b   Kreuzer, M ^a   Hess, H D ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^c AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calliandra; Condensed tannins; Flemingia; In vitro fermentation; Leucaena; PEG

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHIARIA; BRACHIARIA HUMIDICOLA; CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; CRATYLIA ARGENTEA; DESMODIUM; FLEMINGIA; FLEMINGIA MACROPHYLLA; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 52349083934     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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