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Author:   C.A. Sandoval-Castro ,  F.D. DeB Hovell ,  J.F.J. Torres-Acosta ,  A. Ayala-Burgos
Publisher:   Nottingham University Press
Imprint:   Nottingham University Press
Volume:   No.34
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.00cm
ISBN:  

9781904761525

ISBN 10:   1904761526
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   15 May 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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The possible use of the alkenes (unsaturated hydrocarbons) of plant cuticular wax as diet composition markers in sheep * Degradation characteristics of stover of 'criollo' maize varieties used as forage in smallholder maize-livestock production systems of Central Mexico, in different growing periods * The use of alkanes as markers for estimating diet composition in sheep and goats * Gas production and dry matter degradability of diets for ruminants * Prediction of DMD from gas production for substrates with high and low soluble carbohydrate content * Diet determination of cattle grazing in the Sanyati communal areas in Zimbabwe * Limitations in assessment of forage intake and diet composition of steers grazing tropical pastures with shortterm intake rate and oesophageal fistulated steers * A new strategy for the in situ technique through the use of one fistulated ruminant * Validation of the n-alkane technique to measure intake and digestibility in Alentejano pigs under Montanheira * Effect of inoculum from suckling rabbits of different ages on fermentation parameters obtained with the in vitro gas production technique * Comparison between in vitro gas production and in situ degradation for evaluating rumen dry matter degradation of maize grain and tropical grasses * Fermentation kinetics of the carbohydrate fraction of fresh forage, silage and hay of Avena sativa * Effect of method of conservation on the n-alkane C31 concentration of two legumes and three temperate grasses * The amount of rumen fluid influences the composition of short chain fatty acids produced in vitro * A methodological approach in La Reunion Island on the value of faecal Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) to assess grazing intake and diet quality of the dairy cow * In vitro fermentation of four tropical browse legumes: estimation of the effect of tannins by gas production * Predicting the digestibility of Sahelian roughage feeds from the crude protein content in faeces of cattle, sheep and goats using an established firstorder exponential function * Effect of rumen emptying on biting rate of cows grazing Brachiaria brizantha at three stocking rates in Yucatan, Mexico * Evaluation of a fat protection method (Ca-soap) with an in vitro gas production system * Mean chewing time in horses fed different forages supplemented with concentrates * Posters * Index

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