Comparison of in vivo organic matter digestion of native Australian shrubs by sheep to in vitro and in sacco predictions

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-80

  Norman, H C ^a,b   Revell, D K ^a,b   Mayberry, D E ^a   Rintoul, A J ^a   Wilmot, M G ^a,b   Masters, D G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Browse; Chenopodiaceae; Feeding value; Nutritive value; Ruminants; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA; ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX AMNICOLA; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; ATRIPLEX SEMIBACCATA; BOS; BOVIDAE; MAIREANA BREVIFOLIA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; RHAGODIA; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 77953138402     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.11.019     Document Type: Article

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