Passage of large plastic particles through the digestive tract of lactating and dry cows

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 263-272

  Trinacty J ^a   Simek M ^a   Zeman, L ^b   Harazim, J ^c  

^a Research Institute of Animal Nutrition   (Czech Republic)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^c CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR SUPERVISING AND TESTING IN AGRICULTURE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cow; Passage; Plastic particles; Recovery; Retention time

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012180615     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/68934/1999     Document Type: Article

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