The effect of animal species (cattle or sheep) and level of intake by cattle on in vivo digestibility of concentrate ingredients

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-150

  Woods, V B ^a,b   Moloney, A P ^a   Mulligan, F J ^b   Kenny, M J ^b   O'Mara, F P ^b  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle beef; Concentrates; Digestibility in vivo; Level of intake; Sheep wether

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033179703     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00030-9     Document Type: Article

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