In vitro rumen fermentation: Effect of headspace pressure on the gas production kinetics of corn meal and meadow hay

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 158, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 197-201

  Tagliapietra, F ^a   Cattani, M ^a   Bailoni, L ^a   Schiavon, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Feed evaluation; Gas production; Headspace pressure; In vitro rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953129638     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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