The relationship between feeding level, rumen particulate and fluid turnover rate and the digestibility of soya hulls in cattle and sheep (including a comparison of Cr-mordanted soya hulls and Cr2O3 as particulate markers in cattle)

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 191-202

  Mulligan, F J ^a   Caffrey, P J ^a   Rath, M ^a   Callan, J J ^a   O'Mara, F P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle feeding and nutrition; Digestibility; Feeding level; Rumen turnover rate; Sheep feeding and nutrition; Soya hulls

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034871371     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(01)00179-8     Document Type: Article

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