Intake and digestibility in cattle fed low-quality tropical forage and supplemented with nitrogenous compounds
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Intake, digestibility, and rumen and metabolic characteristics of cattle fed low-quality tropical forage and supplemented with nitrogen and different levels of starch
OBJECTIVE Effects of nitrogen supplementation associated with different levels of starch on voluntary intake, digestibility, and rumen and metabolic characteristics of cattle fed low-quality tropical forage (Brachiaria decumbens hay, 7.4% crude protein, CP) were evaluated using ruminal and abomasal cannulated steers. METHODS Five European×Zebu young bulls (186 kg body weight, BW) were distrib...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Animal Health and Production
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0049-4747,1573-7438
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-010-9581-7