In-vitro screening of Kalahari browse species for rumen methane mitigation

In-vitro screening of Kalahari browse species for rumen methane mitigation

The nutritional value of browse foliage from the Thorny Kalahari Dune Bush veld of South Africa is not characterized. Most of this browse species is rich in tannin, but still palatable, and is consumed by ruminants during the dry season, as well as having a role to play in mitigating enteric methane...

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Main Authors: Jacobus Johannes Francois Theart, Abubeker Hassen, Willem Adriaan van Niekerk, Belete Shenkute Gemeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-12-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
Subjects:
in vitro fermentation
browse foliage
digestibility
tannin
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162015000600478&lng=en&tlng=en

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