Rumen digesta kinetics in cold exposed prolific sheep: Impact on protein evaluation

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 17-29

  Sebek L B J ^a,c   Everts, H ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cold exposure; Ewe; Protein degradation; Rumen digestion; Shearing

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037174731     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(02)00222-5     Document Type: Article

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