Ruminal Solubilization of Macrominerals in Selected Philippines Forages

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-81

  Serra, S D ^a   Serra, A B ^a,b   Ichinohe, T ^a   Fujihara, T ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Grass; In Situ; Legume; Mineral Content; Philippine Forage; Solubilization; Tropical Forage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030534862     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1996.75     Document Type: Article

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