Past and present definitions of the energy and protein requirements of ruminants

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 609-624

  Corbett, J L ^a   Freer, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Energy; Feed Value; Feeding System; Nutrient Requirements; Protein; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037385971     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.609     Document Type: Article

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