Dry matter (DM) degradation of wheat straw (WS), barley straw (BS), lucerne hay (LH) and maize silage (MS) was determined using two different techniques: (i) in vitro gas production and (ii) nylon bag degradability technique. In vitro gas production and in situ DM disappearance were measured after 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours of incubation. In situ and in vitro DM degradation kinetics was ...

Four rumen and proximal duodenum fistulated non-lactating Holstein cows were used to determine the effect of extrusion at 120 degrees C of whole horse beans (Vicia faba cv Talo) on in vitro nitrogen (N) solubility and in situ degradation of dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP) in the rumen and intestine. Cows were fed a ration of 30% whole horse beans (WHB) and 70% Italian rye-grass hay. The ...

A bio-derived polyester has been crosslinked into flexible films for solid polymer electrolyte applications in Li + -ion batteries, with ionic conductivity around 10 −5 S cm −1 at 60 °C, high transference number (0.84), and hydrolytic degradability.

This article presents an application of three classical models to studies ruminal degradation kinetics, namely Ørskov and McDonald’s model (1979); Van Milgen, Murphy Berger’s (1991), Richard’s proposed in France, Dijkstra, Dhanoa (1996). Our approach is focused on accounting for animal e ects given that measurements are repeated the same animal. The were...