Comparison of in vitro and in situ methods in evaluation of forage digestibility in ruminants

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3162-3173

  Krizsan, S J ^a   Nyholm, L ^b   Nousiainen, J ^b   Sudekum K H ^c   Huhtanen, P ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b VALIO LTD   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Feed evaluation; Forages; In vitro methods; Indigestible fiber; Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CHEMISTRY; CLOVER; DIGESTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIGESTION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE; RUMINANTS; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84882716364     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4347     Document Type: Article

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