Feeding strategies to increase nitrogen retention and improve rumen fermentation and rumen microbial population in beef steers fed with tropical forages

The effect of the inclusion of Leucaena leucocephala and Tithonia diversifolia in Zebu steers receiving a diet based on improved pastures such as Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria hybrid cv Cayman on nitrogen (N) excretion, urinary volume and rumen microbial population was evaluated. To determine...

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Main Authors: Durango Morales, Sandra Guisela, Barahona Rosales, Rolando, Bolívar Vergara, Diana María, Chirinda, Ngonidzashe, Arango, Jacobo
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: MDPI 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115323

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