Chemical composition and dry matter digestion of some native and cultivated grasses in Mexico

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 150-162

  Ramirez R G ^a,d   Gonzalez Rodriguez H ^a   Morales Rodriguez R ^a   Cerrillo Soto, A ^b   Juarez Reyes A ^b   Garcia Dessommes G J ^c   Guerrero Cervantes, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO   (Mexico)

^c National Institute of Agricultural Research   (Mexico)

^d Faculty of Biological Sciences   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Native grasses; Nutritive value; Rumen degradability

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA; BOUTELOUA TRIFIDA; BOVIDAE; BRACHIARIA; CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; CHLORIS CILIATA; CILIOPHORA; DIGITARIA (ANGIOSPERM); DIGITARIA INSULARIS; LEPTOCHLOA PANICEA BRACHIATA; PANICUM; PANICUM HALLII; PANICUM OBTUSUM; PASPALUM; PASPALUM UNISPICATUM; POACEAE; RHYNCHELYTRUM REPENS; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA GRISEBACHII; SETARIA MACROSTACHYA; TRIDENS ERAGROSTOIDES; TRIDENS MUTICUS; UROCHLOA FASCICULATA;

EID: 65249087539     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1741-cjas     Document Type: Article

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