Dietary nitrogen and phosphorus depletion in cattle and their effects on liveweight gain, blood metabolite concentrations and phosphorus kinetics

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 493-501

  Bortolussi, G ^a,b   Ternouth, J H ^a   Mcmeniman, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0001509904     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0021859600075584     Document Type: Article

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