Composition, digestibility and rumen degradability of crab meal

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-94

  Nicholson, J W G ^a   McQueen, R E ^a   Allen, J G ^a   Bush, R S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crab meal; Digestibility; Palatability; Protein; Rumen degradability

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0030526478     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjas96-012     Document Type: Article

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