Effect of specific weight on the metabolizable energy content of four cultivars of wheat grain in ewes

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 215-224

  Wilkinson, J M ^a   Miller, Helen M ^a   McCracken, K J ^b   Knox, Anne ^c   McNab, J ^c   Rose, S P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent digestibility; Ruminants; Sheep; Specific weight; Wheat grain

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037475060     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(03)00047-6     Document Type: Article

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