Changes in the viscoelastic behaviour of the rumenal digesta mat of sheep fed on pasture or chaffed lucerne hay

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 495-504

  Lentle, R G ^a   Stafford, K J ^b   Bekkour, K ^c   Aserevujanon, P ^a   Sylvester, S ^b   Hemar, Y ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d Institute of Fundamental Sciences   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Digesta mat; Rheology; Rumen; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIGESTION; FLOW KINETICS; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; VISCOSITY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIGESTION; FASTING; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PARTICLE SIZE; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RHEOLOGY; RUMEN; SHEEP; VISCOSITY;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955168445     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2009.00934.x     Document Type: Article

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