Modification of a rumen fluid priming technique for measuring in vitro neutral detergent fiber digestibility

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3842-3848

  Goeser, J P ^a   Hoffman, P C ^a   Combs, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Forage; In vitro; Neutral detergent fiber digestibility

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 68949219459     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1745     Document Type: Article

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