Effect of plant extracts from several tanniferous browse legumes on in vitro microbial fermentation of the tropical grass Pennisetum purpureum

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 168, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 188-195

  Rodriguez R ^b   Britos, A ^c   Rodriguez Romero N ^d   Fondevila, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA ANIMAL   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL EXPERIMENTAL DEL TÁCHIRA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Attached bacteria; Extracted tannins; Microbial fermentation; Pennisetum purpureum; Tropical legumes

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA CORNIGERA; ALBIZIA LEBBEKOIDES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; POACEAE; SCHINOPSIS BALANSAE;

EID: 84860415490     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.095     Document Type: Article

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