Effect of Replacing Corn and Wheat Bran with Soyhulls in Lactation Cow Diets on in Situ Digestion Characteristics of Dietary Dry Matter and Fiber and Lactation Performance

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1691-1698

  Meng, Qingxiang ^a   Lu, Lin ^a   Min, Xiaomei ^a   McKinnon, P J ^a,b   Xiong, Yiqiang ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b American Soybean Association   (China)

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EID: 0034358317     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.1691     Document Type: Article

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