Effect of freeze drying on in vitro ruminal fermentation dynamics of three tropical shrub legumes with and without condensed tannins

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Tiemann, T T ^a,b   Avila, P ^b   Lascano, C E ^b   Kreuzer, M ^a   Hess, H D ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^c AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calliandra; Condensed tannins; Flemingia; Lyophilization; Rumen degradation dynamics

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA; BRACHIARIA HUMIDICOLA; CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; CRATYLIA ARGENTEA; FLEMINGIA; FLEMINGIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 77953778240     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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