The use of n-alkane markers to estimate the intake and apparent digestibility of ryegrass and Kikuyu by horses

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 50-56

  Stevens, D M ^a   Van Ryssen, J B J ^a   Marais, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Intake; Kikuyu; Lolium perenne; N alkane markers; Pennisetum clandestinum; Ryegrass

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 0036367029     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v32i1.3791     Document Type: Article

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