Nutrient intake, digestibility, mastication and ruminal fermentation of lambs fed finishing ration with various forage levels

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 275-281

  Fimbres, H ^a   Kawas, J R ^a   Hernandez Vidal G ^a   Picon Rubio J F ^a   Lu, C D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Finishing ration; Intake; Lambs; Mastication

Indexed keywords

LAMB; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036131250     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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