Estimation of maintenance energy requirements of beef cattle and sheep

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 477-485

  Dawson, L E R ^a   Steen, R W J ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032413039     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859698005942     Document Type: Article

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