Comparison of methods for forage digestibility determination

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 11-23

  Jancik F ^a   Rinne, M ^b   Homolka, P ^a   Cermak B ^c   Huhtanen, P ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Gas production; Grass species; Growth stage; In situ; Indigestible fibre

Indexed keywords

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 80052298565     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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