Measurement of cell-wall digestibility in lucerne using the filter bag technique

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-245

  Julier, B ^a   Lila, M ^a   Furstoss, V ^a   Travers, V ^a   Huyghe, C ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Cell wall digestibility; Enzymatic digestibility; Lucerne

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033152293     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00021-8     Document Type: Article

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