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标题：Quack Grass ( Agropyron repens L.): As Ruminant Feed
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作者：Naser Maheri-Sis ; Afshar Mirzaei-Aghsaghali ; Amir Reza Safaei 等
期刊名称：Research Journal of Environmental Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1819-3412
电子版ISSN：2152-8238
出版年度：2008
卷号：2
期号：3
页码：228-233
DOI：10.3923/rjes.2008.228.233
出版社：Academic Journals Inc., USA
摘要：The nutritive value of quackgrass ( Agropyron repens L.) was evaluated at late maturity. Rumen mixed microbe inoculums were taken from two fistulated Gezel rams. Samples of quackgrass were incubated with rumen fluid to determine gas production. Gas production was measured at 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h. The results showed that the Crude Protein (CP), Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF) and Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF) content of quackgrass hay were 8.9, 69.5 and 38.3%, respectively. Organic Matter Digestibility (OMD) and Metabolizable Energy (ME) content were 43.54% and 6.58 MJ kg¹ DM, respectively. In conclusion, it seems that quackgrass could be used as an efficient ruminant feed.