The degradation of the cell walls of lucerne, Italian ryegrass and wheat straw when fed to cattle, sheep and rabbits

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 337-349

  Ahmad, N ^a   Wilman, D ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; LAGOMORPH; SHEEP;

EID: 0034772758     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0021859601001393     Document Type: Article

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