Effects of supplementation with fish meal or fish protein hydrolysate on growth, nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation of growing cattle fed grass silage

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 307-326

  Quellet, D R ^a,c   Seoane, J R ^a   Veira, D M ^d   Proulx, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Fish protein; Nutritive value; Silage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0007395802     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-8401(97)00035-7     Document Type: Article

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