The development of an intraruminal nylon bag technique using non-fistulated animals to assess the rumen degradability of dietary plant materials

Although the conventional in situ ruminal degradability method is a relevant tool to describe the nutritional value of ruminant feeds, its need for rumen-fistulated animals may impose a restriction on its use when considering animal welfare issues and cost. The aim of the present work was to develop...

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Main Authors: J.H. Pagella, R.W. Mayes, F.J. Pérez-Barbería, E.R. Ørskov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117001203