An investigation of carbohydrate and protein degradation ratios, nitrogen to energy synchronization and hourly effective rumen digestion of barley: Effect of variety and growth year

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 555-567

  Yu, Peiqiang ^a   Hart, K ^a   Du, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barley variety; Degradation ratio; Growth year; Hourly effective degradation; Optimum rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATTLE; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; TIME;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATTLE; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HORDEUM; NITROGEN; PLANT PROTEINS; RUMEN; TIME FACTORS;

BOS; HORDEUM;

EID: 70349138769     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2008.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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