Effect of Mediterranean saltbush (Atriplex halimus) ensilaging with two developed enzyme cocktails on feed intake, nutrient digestibility and ruminal fermentation in sheep

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 51-58

  Alsersy, Haidy ^a   Salem, Abdelfattah Z M ^a,b   Borhami, Borhami E ^a   Olivares, Jaime ^c   Gado, Hany M ^d   Mariezcurrena, Maria D ^e   Yacuot, Mohamed H ^f   Kholif, Ahmed E ^e   El Adawy, Mounir ^a   Hernandez, Saul R ^c  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^d ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^f Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Atriplex halimus; Exogenous enzymes; Feed intake; Nutrient digestibility; Ruminal fermentation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; HORDEUM; OVIS ARIES; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

AMYLASE; CELLULASE; ENZYME; NITROGEN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ATRIPLEX; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECTS; EATING; FERMENTATION; FOOD; HORDEUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; SILAGE;

AMYLASES; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ATRIPLEX; CELLULASES; DIGESTION; EATING; ENZYMES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; FOOD; HORDEUM; NITROGEN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RUMEN; SHEEP; SILAGE; XYLOSIDASES;

EID: 84921448605     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/asj.12247     Document Type: Article

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