Methane production of different forages in in vitro ruminai fermentation

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-91

  Meale, S J ^a   Chaves, A V ^a   Baah, J ^a,b   McAllister, T A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Forage leaves; In vitro; Methane

Indexed keywords

ANNONA SENEGALENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHIARIA; CAJANUS CAJAN; CRATYLIA ARGENTEA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; POACEAE; SECURINEGA VIROSA; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA; VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 84857275946     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2011.11249     Document Type: Article

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