Digestibility of whole grain crop silages determined by different methods

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 695-706

  Micek, P ^a   Kowalski, Z M ^a   Borowiec, F ^a   Shelford, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVENA SATIVA; TRITICOSECALE;

EID: 0035562104     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/68021/2001     Document Type: Article

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