Chemical Composition, In Situ Degradation, And Fermentation Kinetics Of Some Browse Plant Species Collected From Algerian Arid And Semi-Arid Areas

Subject Areas : Forage Quality

Samir  Medjekal ¹ (Departement of Microbiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University Mohamed boudiaf of M'sila)
Mouloud  Ghadbane ² (University Mohamed Boudiaf of M’sila, faculty of Science, Department of SNV, 28000 M’sila, (Algeria))
Souhil  Boufennara ³ (Department of cellular and molecular biology, Faculty of nature Sciences, University Abbes Laghrour of Khenchela, 40000. Khenchela, Algeria.)
Laid  Bebderradji ⁴ (University Mohamed Boudiaf of M’sila, faculty of Science, Department of SNV, 28000 M’sila, (Algeria))
Raul  Bodas ⁵ (Agricultural Technology Institute of Castilla and León, Subdirectorate for Research and Technology, Valladolid, Spain)
Hacene  Bousseboua ⁶ (National Higher School of Biotechnology, University City of Ali Mendjeli P.O Box 66E RP 25100, Ali Mendjeli/Constantine (Algeria).)
Secundino  Lopez ⁷ (Institute of Livestock of Mountain -CSIC- University of León, Department of Animal Production, University of Léon, 24007 León, Spain)

Received: 2019-03-14 Accepted : 2019-11-10 Published : 2020-04-01

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