Effects of grass species on ruminal degradability of silages and prediction of dry matter effective degradability

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 315-323

  Jancik F ^a   Koukolova V ^a   Kubelkova P ^a   Cermak B ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dry matter; Grass silages; Grass species; In sacco; Rumen degradability

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM PERENNE; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 68149119266     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1725-cjas     Document Type: Article

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