Effect of regrowth age on intake and digestion of Digitaria decumbens consumed by Black-Belly sheep

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 153-162

  Archimede H ^a   Boval, M ^a   Alexandre, G ^a   Xande A ^a   Aumont, G ^a   Poncet, C ^b  

^a Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^b UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Digestion; Digitaria decumbens; Intake; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; DIGITARIA ERIANTHA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034739508     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(00)00207-8     Document Type: Article

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