Using markers to estimate apparent dry matter digestibility, faecal output and dry matter intake in dairy ewes fed Italian ryegrass hay or alfalfa hay

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-152

  Ferret, A ^a   Plaixats, J ^a   Caja, G ^a   Gasa, J ^a   Prio P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apparent digestibility; Dairy sheep; Faecal output; Intake; Markers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032810539     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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