Article
Effect of genotype on chemical composition, ruminal degradability and in vitro fermentation characteristics of maize residual plants.
Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition - 1 Oct 2014
Zeller F M E, Edmunds B L, Schwarz F J
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to determine the changes to residual plant feeding value of early- and late-maturing maize varieties. The influence of the cell wall carbohydrate composition, in terms of neutral and acid detergent fibre (NDF and ADF) content, NDF and dry matter (DM) degradability, and in vitro organic matter digestibility and gas production on the feeding value of a range of maize genotypes, was...
Topics
- Animals
- Dietary Fiber
- Digestion
- Fermentation
- Genotype
- Nutritive Value
- Rumen
- Time Factors
- Zea mays
