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carbohydrates

The effect of type and level of carbohydrate supplementation on intake and digestibility of Atriplex nummularia cv. De Kock

  • 2004
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 34
C.J.L. du Toit, W.A. van Niekerk, N.F.G. Rethman and R.J. Coertze Page: 35 - 37

The effects of type of carbohydrate supplementation on intake and digestibility of Atriplex nummularia cv. De Kock were investigated. Ten rumen cannulated sheep were fed different increments of maize and barley supplements (0%, 15%, 30%, 45%) to a basal diet…

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Fermentation in the rumen of sheep fed Atriplex nummularia cv. De Kock supplemented with incremental levels of barley and maize

  • 2006
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 36
C.J.L. du Toit, W.A. van Niekerk, Abubeker Hassen, N.F.G. Rethman and R.J. Coertze Page: 74 - 77

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two carbohydrate sources, barley and maize, on the ruminal fermentation of Atriplex nummularia cv. De Kock fed to sheep. Barley was used as a source of rapid fermentable carbohydrates…

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