The physical breakdown of feed during digestion in the rumen

C.S.W. Reid, M.J. Ulyatt and J.A. Monro

Applied Biochemistry Division, DSIR, Palmerston North

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Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1977, 37: 173-175

Preliminary results are presented describing the size, nature and composition of digesta particles in the rumen and abomasum of sheep fed lucerne hay either as chaff or, ground, as pellets.

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