Effect of feeding supplements on the intake and live-weight gain of male red deer given silage during winter

Animal Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 555-561

  Webster, J R ^a   Corson, I D ^a   Littlejohn, R P ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Food intake; Growth; Red deer; Silage; Winter

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0035605585     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800058525     Document Type: Article

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