Studies on forage cell walls: 5. Alkali-treated lucerne
1976 ◽
Vol 87
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pp. 485-488
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SummaryGround lucerne was treated with different concentrations of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) in a ‘dry crystal’ process, prior to pelleting.Data for feed characteristics and related utilization by sheep fed these diets are reported. NaOH and KOH had effects of different magnitude on the digestibility of cell-wall constituents (CWC). An increase of nitrogen (N) in the cell wall (CWN) induced by tha alkali treatments, resulted in depressed nitrogen digestibility. The residual alkali and high electrolyte intakes produced higher rumen pH, but values were more stable than for sheep fed the control diet.
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1978 ◽
Vol 26
(10)
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pp. 782-791
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1991 ◽
Vol 71
(2)
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pp. 379-388
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1983 ◽
Vol 100
(2)
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pp. 393-400
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1994 ◽
Vol 52
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pp. 428-429
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1991 ◽
Vol 83
(3)
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pp. 397-403
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1990 ◽
Vol 80
(4)
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pp. 636-641
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