Solid and fluid passage rate in buffalo, cattle and sheep fed diets with different forage to concentrate ratios

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-208

  Bartocci, S ^a   Amici, A ^a,b   Verna, M ^a   Terramoccia, S ^a   Martillotti, F ^a  

^a Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Cattle; Passage rate; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; FRIESIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0000167341     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00132-2     Document Type: Article

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