Rumen contents and ruminai and faecal particle size distribution in steers fed a mixed diet at three amounts of intake

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 2-4, 1997, Pages 143-154

  Kovacs P L ^a,b   Sudekum K H ^a   Stangassinger, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cattle; Intake level; Mixed diet; Particle size; Rumen

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM PERENNE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0013161551     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01055-3     Document Type: Article

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