Use of ostrich faeces as alternative inoculum to caecal content to study the in vitro digestibility of alfalfa (green, dehydrated and hay)
In order to find an alternative source of inoculum to caecal content for studying the in vitro feed digestibility in domesticated ostriches, caecal content and faeces of 4 male birds were used as inocula for an in vitro gas production trial. Three alfalfa (hay, AH; green , GA; dehydrated, DA) were u...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1470 |