<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ramirez, R. G.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foroughbackhch, R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hauad, L.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alba-Avila, J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Garcia-Castillo, C. G.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Espinosa-Vazquez, M.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Seasonal variation of in situ digestibility of dry matter, crude protein and cell wall of total plant leaves and stems of nueces buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.)</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Applied Animal Research</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">J Appl Anim Res</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">chemical composition</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">northeastern mexico</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nueces buffelgrass</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">nutrient digestibility</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2001</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sep</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000171211400009</style></url></web-urls></urls><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">20</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">73-82</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">0971-2119</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">English</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The aim of this study was to estimate the nutritional content, the rate of disappearance of nutrients contained in total plant (TP), leaves (L) and stems (S) of Nueces buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.). Plants were hand-harvested in a two-ha pasture at Marin, N.L., County, Mexico, during autumn (1998), winter, spring and summer (1999). The nylon bag technique was used to measure effective degradability of dry matter (EDDM), crude protein (EDCP) and cell wall (EDEW), suing rumen fistulated sheep. Nutrient content of TP, L and S forage was higher (P &lt;0.011) in summer than in other seasons. Moreover, in general, DM, CP and SW in Nueces buffelgrass were digested to greater extend during summer than in other seasons. Furthermore, nutrients in the L fraction were digested better than the S fraction in all seasons. Higher precipitation during summer months may influence new vegetative growth of Nueces with higher nutritional quality compared to other seasons. Thus, it is recommended that in these regions, livestock can graze Nueces buffelgrass only during summer, because of its good nutritional quality.</style></abstract><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ISI:000171211400009</style></accession-num><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">476DRTimes Cited:2Cited References Count:9</style></notes><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ramirez, RGUniv Autonoma Nuevo Leon, Fac Ciencias Biol, Apartado Postal 142,Sucursal F, San Nicolas De Los Garza 66450, NL, MexicoUniv Autonoma Nuevo Leon, Fac Ciencias Biol, Apartado Postal 142,Sucursal F, San Nicolas De Los Garza 66450, NL, MexicoUniv Autonoma Nuevo Leon, Fac Ciencias Biol, San Nicolas De Los Garza 66450, NL, Mexico</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>