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Comparison of dry matter degradation and metabolizable energy content of tumbleweed silage with maize and alfalfa silage using in vitro gas production technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

A. Kamalak ,
O. Canbolat ,
Y. Gurbuz ,
O. Ozay  and
E. Ozkose
A. Kamalak
Affiliation:
University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Nutrition, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
O. Canbolat
Affiliation:
University of Bursa Uludag, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Nutrition, Bursa, Turkey
Y. Gurbuz
Affiliation:
University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Nutrition, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
O. Ozay
Affiliation:
University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Nutrition, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
E. Ozkose
Affiliation:
University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Nutrition, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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Forages, either fed as a silage or hay, represent a major component of ruminant diets. Tumbleweed (Gundelia Tournefortii L.) is a perennial spiny herb. In central Anatolian generally tumbleweed is collected and dried for winter fodder. There is no information about tumbleweed silage. The aim of this study was to compare tumbleweed silage with alfalfa and maize silage in terms of dry matter degradation and metabolizable energy (ME).

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 122
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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