Energy and protein requirements of Belgian blue double-muscled bulls

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 153-167

  De Campeneere, S ^a   Fiems, L O ^a   Boucque Ch V ^a  

^a Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Double muscled bulls; Energy and protein requirements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035897027     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(01)00217-6     Document Type: Article

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