Effects of roughage quality, period of day and time lapse after meal termination on rumen digesta load in goats and sheep

Objective This study ascertained effects of roughage quality, period of day at meal termination and time lapse after feeding on digesta load in the rumen. Methods Veld hay was untreated (poor roughage quality, PRQ), improved (improved roughage quality, IRQ) by treating with urea or semi-improved by...

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Main Authors: Mehluli Moyo, Rasheed Adekunle Adebayo, Ignatius Verla Nsahlai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2018-08-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-31-8-1183.pdf