A comparison of voluntary intake and in vivo digestion in guanacos (Lama guanicoe) and sheep given fresh grass

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 567-572

  Fraser, M D ^a   Baker, D H ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Camelidae; Digestibility; Food preferences; Lolium; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032338944     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800033002     Document Type: Article

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