Response of lactating ewes grazing grass to variations in effective rumen degradable protein and digestible undegradable protein supply from concentrate supplements

Animal Science

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 369-379

  Wilkinson, R G ^a   Sinclair, L A ^a   Powles, J ^a   Minter, C M ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ewes; Grazing; Protein intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034287787     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800055223     Document Type: Article

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