Effect of dosing regime on intake estimation using the n-alkane technique in sheep fed pelleted grass meal

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1206-1210

  Sibbald, Angela M ^a   Davidson, Grant C ^a   Mayes, Robert W ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diurnal variation; Dried grass pellets; n Alkanes; Sheep; Voluntary intake

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ANIMAL FOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIGESTION; FECES; FOOD INTAKE; GRASS; RESIDUE; SHEEP;

EID: 0034096993     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0010(200006)80:8<1206::AID-JSFA616>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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