Digestibility, nitrogen retention and plasma metabolite concentrations in steers offered whole-crop wheat silage-based rations

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-144

  Moloney, A P ^a   O'Kiely, P ^a  

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Author keywords

Digestibility; Nitrogen retention; Steers; Wheat silage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031319972     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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