Effect of diet energy density and season on voluntary dry-matter and energy intake in male red deer

Animal Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 547-554

  Webster, J R ^a   Corson, I D ^a   Littlejohn, R P ^a   Masters, B M ^a   Suttie, J M ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Energy intake; Food intake; Red deer; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034195647     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051894     Document Type: Article

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