Alteration of fiber digestibility for ruminants: effects on intake, performance, and ruminal ecosystem

The effect of increased neutral detergent fibre digestibility (NDFD) of sugarcane silage on intake, rumen kinetics and metabolism, microbial population, performance, and body fatness of beef cattle was evaluated through two trials. In the metabolism trial, eight ruminal-cannulated Nellore steers...

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Main Author: Dannylo Oliveira de Sousa
Other Authors: Luis Felipe Prada e Silva
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2017
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/10/10135/tde-18102017-124955/