Developing a conceptual model of possible benefits of condensed tannins for ruminant production

Animal

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1095-1105

  Tedeschi, L O ^a,b   Ramirez Restrepo C A ^b   Muir, J P ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

condensed tannins; methane; modelling; physiology; ruminant

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS;

AIR POLLUTANT; METHANE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECTS; FABACEAE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; RUMINANT; RUMINANT STOMACH;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FABACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHANE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; RUMEN; RUMINANTS;

EID: 84902790295     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731114000974     Document Type: Article

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