The prediction of rumen fermentation characteristics in sheep given grass silage diets

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 163-173

  Offer, N W ^a   Percival, D S ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grass silage; Near infra red reflectance spectroscopy; Rumen fermentation; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031993904     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800008936     Document Type: Article

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