Predictions of food intake in ruminants from analyses of food composition

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 489-504

  Poppi, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feed composition; Feed intake; Predictive equations

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 0001017205     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR9960489     Document Type: Article

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