Intakes and in vivo apparent digestibilities of four types of conserved grass forage by ponies

Animal Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 527-534

  Moore Colyer, M J S ^a   Longland, A C ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestible energy; Fibre; Horses; Silage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034364132     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800055405     Document Type: Article

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