Interpretation of rumen degradability of concentrate feeds with a Gompertz model

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-237

  Susmel, Piero ^a   Spanghero, Mauro ^a   Stefanon, Bruno ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze Della Produzione Animale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concentrate feeds; Gompertz model; Nitrogen; Rumen degradation; Starch; Synchronicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033152317     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00016-4     Document Type: Article

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