Nutritive value for ruminants of two herbaceous South American native legumes: Adesmia bicolor and Adesmia macrostachya

Nutritional value of grain legumes for ruminants.

C O N T E N T S I N T R O D U C T I O N . . COMPOSITION O F G R A I N L E G U M E S . D I G E S T I O N O F G R A I N L E G U M E C O M P O N E N T S . . S T U D I E S W I T H S Y N T H E T I C F I B R E B A G S I N C U B A T E D I N T H E R U M E N . . S T U D I E S E X A M I N I N G T H E F L O W O F D I G E S T A T O T H E S M A L L I N T E S T I N E . F E R M E N T A T I O N I N T H E R U M...

Female gametophyte development in Adesmia latifolia ( Spreng . ) Vog . ( Leguminosae – Papilionoideae )

(Female gametophyte development in Adesmia latifolia (Spreng.) Vog. (Leguminosae – Papilionoideae)). The female gametophyte has a monosporic origin and a Polygonum type development. The female gametophyte growth consumes a large part of the neighboring nucellar cells and, in the micropylar region, part of the nucellar epidermis and internal integument. The mature gametophyte is composed of only...

Seed softening patterns of forage legumes in a temperate/subtropical environment in Uruguay

Few studies have been conducted in annual and perennial forage legumes to investigate the development of hardseededness and the subsequent pattern of seed softening in temperate and subtropical regions of South America. Experiments were conducted during 2007 and 2008 in central Uruguay to follow the pattern of seed softening in 35 annual and perennial forage legumes, including three native spec...

Aspects of productivity,morphological characteristics and nutritive value of two native and four introduced cultivars of alfalfa

Microbial Fuel Cell: New Assay for Nutritive Value Determination of Whole Cottonseed Used in Ruminants Nutrition

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between gas produced through in vitro gas production test and microbial fuel cell (MFC) technique and introduce new assay for evaluation of ruminants feedstuffs. The treatments were 1) control diet (without whole cottonseed, monensin and vitamin E; CD), 2) diet containing 20.00% whole cottonseed (CSD), 3) diet including 20.00% who...