Comparison of diet and faecal collection methods for assessment of seasonal variation in dry matter intake by sheep maintained on a Cenchrus ciliaris pasture

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 261-269

  Sankhyan, S K ^a   Shinde, A K ^a   Bhatta, R ^a   Karim, S A ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diet sampling; Faecal sampling; Grazing; Nutrient utilization; Pasture; Seasonal changes; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033486279     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00104-2     Document Type: Article

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