Nutrient and energy conversion of grass-fed dairy and suckler beef cattle kept indoors and on high altitude pasture

Animal Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 477-493

  Estermann, Beda L ^a   Wettstein, Hans Rudolf ^a   Sutter, Franz ^a   Kreuzer, Michael ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alkane; Energy; Grass; Intake; Nitrogen; Suckler beef

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035562370     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2001109     Document Type: Article

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