Methods to study degradation of ruminant feeds

@article{Mohamed2008MethodsTS,
  title={Methods to study degradation of ruminant feeds},
  author={Ruba A. M. Mohamed and Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry},
  journal={Nutrition Research Reviews},
  year={2008},
  volume={21},
  pages={68 - 81}
}
Ruman degradation is crucial in the supply of dietary nutrients to meet the nutrient demands of the anaerobic microbes and body tissues of ruminant animals. Therefore, it is essential to study the dynamics of rumen degradation of various feeds before their potential use to formulate nutritious diets for ruminant animals. Amongst many methods that have been used in the past, the in sacco method has been the most effective method to study rumen degradation. However, this method is undesirable due… 
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