Kinetics fermentation and gas production of the neutral detergent-soluble fraction of fresh forage, silage and hay of Avena sativa

Neutral detergent treatment to evaluate the structural polysaccharides (NDF) removes soluble sugars, pectin substances, starch and the non-carbohydrate fraction (Van Soest, 1991). Despite the widely recognized importance of neutral detergent-soluble carbohydrates (NDS) in the early stages of forage...

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Main Authors: V. Piccolo, F. Infascelli, F. Zicarelli, S. Calabrò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1998