Variation of amino acid content in the small intestine digesta of cattle: Development of a prediction model

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Rulquin, H ^a   Guinard, Jocelyne ^a   Verite R ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cattle; Duodenal composition; Individual amino acids; Prediction model

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0002745464     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00148-6     Document Type: Article

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