Use of grain amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) for feed and its effect on rumen fermentation in vitro

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 163-167

  Jalc D ^a,b   Baran, M ^a   Siroka, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b Ustav fyziologie hospodarskych zvierat SAV   (Slovakia)

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