Effects of mechanical treatment of whole canola seeds on performance, diet digestibility and rumen parameters of lambs fed grass silage

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 657-664

  Huard, S ^b   Petit, H V ^a   Seoane, J R ^b   Rioux, R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Agriculture Canada ^*

Author keywords

Canola seeds; Lamb growth; Silage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032237134     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A97-118     Document Type: Article

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