Comparative digestion of timothy (Phleum pratense) fibre by ruminants, equines and rabbits
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- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in British Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 47 (2) , 267-272
- https://doi.org/10.1079/bjn19820035
Abstract
1. The abilities of cattle, sheep, goats, equines and rabbits to digest mature timothy (Phleum pratense) hay were compared. Apparent digestibilities were partitioned into true digestibility, metabolic faecal output (MFO) and fibre digestibility. The aim of the study was to determine the relative effects of fermentation site (among groups) and of body-weight (within groups) on the efficiency of digestion.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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