Effect of dietary starch on rumen and small intestine morphology and digesta pH in goats

Livestock Science

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-52

  Wang, Y H ^a,b   Xu, M ^a   Wang, F N ^a   Yu, Z P ^a   Yao, J H ^a   Zan, L S ^a   Yang, F X ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

pH; Ruminal morphology; Small intestine morphology; Starch

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 62049084929     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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