Effect of forage type, harvesting time and exogenous enzyme application on degradation characteristics measured using in vitro technique

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 153, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 178-192

  Moharrery, A ^a   Hvelplund, T ^b   Weisbjerg, M R ^b  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

aNDFom degradation; Enzymes; Festulolium; Lucerne; Perennial ryegrass; Red clover; Ruminants; White clover

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; FESTULOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 69349083354     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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