In sacco degradation characteristics as predictors of digestibility and voluntary intake of roughages by mature ewes

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 205-219

  Fonseca, A J M ^a   Dias da Silva, A A ^a   Orskov E R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Intake; Roughages; Rumen degradation; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000090472     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00121-7     Document Type: Article

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