Effects of harvesting ruminal micro-organisms from ruminal fluid on patterns of gas production were investigated in experiment 1 by incubating 200 mg DM of pure cellulose, oatfeed, ryegrass, cocksfoot, wet and dry season kikuyu grasses with either diluted ruminal fluid or harvested ruminal bacter...
Nagadi, S.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Jessop, N.S.
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[The effect of fermentable nitrogen availability on the gas production degradability of NDF]
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The effect of fermentable nitrogen availability on the gas production degradability of NDF
Leaves of 12 accessions of Brachiaria sp. (three accessions from each of four species) were subjected to tests of shearing strength using a Warner Bratzler meat shear. Morphological measurements of these leaves were also taken in an attempt to standardize shearing strength measurements per unit o...
Hughes, N.R.G.
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Valle, Cacilda Borges do
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Sabatel, V.
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Boock, J.
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Jessop, N.S.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Shearing strength as an additional selection criterion for quality in Brachiaria ecotypes]
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Shearing strength as an additional selection criterion for quality in Brachiaria ecotypes
A study was carried out to test: (1) if the prediction of in vitro gas production of kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum) samples by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) could be improved by the use of a spectrally-structured sample population; and (2) if the parameters from exponentia...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Jessop, N.S.
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Fawcett, R.H.
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Murray, I.
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Dent, J.B.
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[Prediction of the in vitro gas production dynamics of kikuyu grass by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy using spectrally-structured sample populations]
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Prediction of the in vitro gas production dynamics of kikuyu grass by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy using spectrally-structured sample populations