Thin stillage from wheat-based ethanol production as a nutrient supplement for cattle grazing crested wheatgrass pastures

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 547-553

  Ojowi, M O ^a   Christensen, D A ^a   McKinnon, J J ^a   Mustafa, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crested wheatgrass; Thin stillage; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030363715     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjas96-082     Document Type: Article

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