Application of the Gompertz model to describe the fermentation characteristics of chemical components in forages

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 155-161

  Lavrencic A ^a   Mills, C R ^b   Stefanon, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degradation; Fibre; Forage; Mathematical models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031995846     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800008924     Document Type: Article

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