Supplementing endophyte-infected tall fescue or reed canarygrass with alfalfa or birdsfoot trefoil increases forage intake and digestibility by sheep

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 987-992

  Owens, Jacob ^a   Provenza, Frederick D ^a   Wiedmeier, Randall D ^a   Villalba, Juan J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Forage complementarities; Nutrient intake; Saponins; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENDOPHYTE; FESCUE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LOTUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHALARIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP; UNITED STATES;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; APPETITE REGULATION; CROSSES, GENETIC; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENDOPHYTES; ENERGY INTAKE; FESTUCA; LOTUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHALARIS; SAPONINS; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TANNINS; UTAH;

ANIMALIA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; POACEAE;

EID: 84856629367     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4681     Document Type: Article

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