The effect of host diet on the gas production profile of hay and high-temperature dried grass

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-64

  Huntington, J A ^a,b   Rymer, C ^a   Givens, D I ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Gas production; In vitro; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032135870     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800009796     Document Type: Article

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