In vitro ruminal fermentation, protein and carbohydrate fractionation, methane production and prediction of twelve commonly used Indian green forages

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 2-11

  Singh, Sultan ^a   Kushwaha, B P ^b   Nag, S K ^a   Mishra, A K ^a   Singh, A ^a   Anele, U Y ^c  

^a INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON BUFFALOES   (India)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grass; In vitro gas production; Legume; Methane; Ruminant production

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; AVENA SATIVA; BOVIDAE; BUBALUS; GREWIA; GREWIA OPTIVA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PANICUM; PANICUM MAXIMUM; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; POACEAE; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84869883429     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.08.019     Document Type: Article

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