Lignin and fiber digestion

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 420-430

  Moore, K J ^a   Jung, H J G ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti quality; Digestibility; Forage quality; Forage utilization

Indexed keywords

ANTI-QUALITY FACTOR; DIGESTION; FORAGE; LIGNIN;

EID: 0034861451     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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