A comparison of gas production during incubation with rumen contents in vitro and nylon bag degradability as predictors of the apparent digestibility in vivo and the voluntary intake of hays

Animal Production

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 105-112

  Khazaal, K ^a   Dentinho, M T ^b   Ribeiro, J M ^b   Orskov E R ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas   (Portugal)

Author keywords

harvesting date; hay; in vitro digestibility; rumen degradation; sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971994967     PISSN: 00033561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003356100006668     Document Type: Article

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