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In vitro DMD and gas production of Leucaena leucocephala, Manihot esculenta (cassava) root and Pennisetum purpureum (Taiwan) grass mixtures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

A Catro-Gonzalez ,
A Ayala-Burgos ,
L Ramirez-Aviles ,
C A Sandoval-Castro  and
A Alayon
A Catro-Gonzalez
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
A Ayala-Burgos
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
L Ramirez-Aviles
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
C A Sandoval-Castro*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
A Alayon
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
*
Email: ccastro@tunku.uady.mx
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Tropical fodder trees are commonly used as supplement to grass feeding. Usually supplemental foliage is used without any additional energy source. Therefore, the potential of fodder trees to increase microbial biomass production (due to foliage N capture for microbial growth) might not be achieved. In addition, it has been suggested that forage digestibility might be stimulated if an energy source, ideally, locally available, is provided with the foliage. Thus, the objective of the present experiment was to assess the DMD of Leucaena leucocephala and Manihot esculenta (cassava) mixtures, and the in vitro gas production of Leucaena-cassava-grass mixtures.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2006 , March 2006 , pp. 195
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Copyright © The American Society of International Law 2016

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