Using plant cuticular alkanes to study plant-animal interactions on pastures

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 553-556

  Chen, W ^a,c   Scott, J M ^a   Blair, G J ^a   Lefroy, R D B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b IBSRAM   (Thailand)

^c BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet composition; Fecal output; N alkane; Pasture

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033236152     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A99-046     Document Type: Article

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