A note on the estimation of the dry matter concentration of ruminal particulate digesta

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 251-254

  Shiels, P ^a   Moloney, A P ^a   O'Kiely, P ^a   Porter, M G ^b  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dry matter; Ruminal digesta

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033270788     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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