Diet selection of sheep: Sodium bicarbonate, but not the offering of hay, modifies the effect of urea on diet selection

Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 357-367

  James, S M ^a   Kyriazakis, I ^a   Emmans, G C ^a   Tolkamp, B J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buffers; Food preferences; Protein; Sheep; Urea

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036339986     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800052516     Document Type: Article

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