In vitro fermentative traits of Australian woody perennial plant species that may be considered as potential sources of feed for grazing ruminants

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 98-109

  Durmic, Z ^a   Hutton, P ^a   Revell, D K ^a,b   Emms, J ^a,c   Hughes, S ^a,c   Vercoe, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian plants; Methane; Plant secondary compounds; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

EID: 77956480007     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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