Prediction of in situ rumen protein degradability of grass and lucerne by chemical composition or by NIRS

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 437-451

  De Boever, J L ^a   Antoniewicz, Anna M ^b   Boucque Ch V ^a  

^a Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Grass; Lucerne; NIRS; Protein degradability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001868387     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/69318/1998     Document Type: Article

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