Physical Constraints on Voluntary Intake of Forages by Ruminants

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3063-3075

  Allen, Michael S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forage; Physical Fill; Ruminants; Voluntary Intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVIDS; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RUMEN; RUMINANTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030330681     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74123063x     Document Type: Article

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