Potential role of inulin in rumen fermentation

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-9

  Umucalilar, H D ^a   Gulsen N ^a   Hayirli, A ^b   Alatas M S ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Forage concentrate ratio; Gas production; Inulin; pH; Rumen; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952871870     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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