Effects of different fresh-cut forages and their hays on feed intake, digestibility, heat production, and ruminal methane emission by boer × Spanish goats

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2754-2762

  Puchala, R ^a   Animut, G ^a   Patra, A K ^a   Detweile, G D ^a   Wells, J E ^b   Vare, V H ^b   Sahlu, T ^a   Goetsch, A L ^a  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Goats; Methane

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FERMENTATION; GOAT; HEAT; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUMINANT STOMACH; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FERMENTATION; GOATS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METHANE; POACEAE; RUMEN;

EID: 84882594540     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4879     Document Type: Article

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