Effects of different proportions of stevia stalk on nutrient utilization and rumen fermentation in ruminal fluid derived from sheep

Background Stevia straw is a byproduct of sugar crop stevia. It is a good feed material because of richness in nutrients and active substances (steviosides and flavonoids). However, due to improper utilization such as piling, burning and so on, it became a large amount of wasted straw resources and...

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Main Authors: Xia Zhang, Ting Jiao, Shumin Ma, Xin Chen, Zhengwen Wang, Shengguo Zhao, Yue Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/14689.pdf