The use of faecal δ13C values to improve the reliability of estimates of diet quality when sampling tropical pastures with oesophageal fistulated cattle

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Coates, D B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 0032895557     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA97150     Document Type: Article

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