Performance, carcass composition and energy retention of lambs offered two contrasting grass-based forages

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-126

  Kirkpatrick, D E ^a   Steen, R W J ^a,b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033006126     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002185969800611X     Document Type: Article

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