Effects of Tropical High Tannin Non Legume and Low Tannin Legume Browse Mixtures on Fermentation Parameters and Methanogenesis Using Gas Production Technique
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Seresinhe, Thakshala
(Dept. of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna)
Madushika, S.A.C. (Dept. of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna) Seresinhe, Y. (Dept. of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna) La, P.K. (Dept. of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna) Orskov, E.R. (James Hutton Institute) |
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