The effect of supplementing highly wilted grass silage with maize silage, fodder beet or molasses on degradation of the diets and the efficiency of microbial protein synthesis in the rumen of sheep

This study aimed at determining the efficiency of microbial protein synthesis (EMPS) in diets based on highly wilted grass silage (GS, 539 g dry matter (DM) per kg) with the supplementation of starch or water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) rich feeds, i.e. maize silage (MS, 391 g kg-1 DM intake [DMI]),...

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Main Authors: Špela Velikonja-Bolta, Drago Babnik, Jože Verbič, Tomaž Žnidaršič
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-11-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1773