Estimation of intake and apparent digestibility of kleingrass from in situ parameters measured in sheep

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 535-540

  Ferri, C M ^a   Jouve, V V ^a   Stritzler, N P ^a,b   Petruzzi, H J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Correlation; Digestibility; Food intake; Rumen fermentation; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032353185     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800032963     Document Type: Article

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