Digestion kinetic parameters from an in vitro gas production method as predictors of voluntary intake of forage by mature ewes

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 133-142

  Rodrigues, M A M ^a   Fonseca, A J M ^b   Sequeira, C A ^a   Dias Da Silva, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Forages; Gas production; Intake; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037170022     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(01)00326-1     Document Type: Article

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