Rumen degradation characteristics of nutrients in compound feeds and the evaluation of tables, laboratory methods and NIRS as predictors

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 29-43

  De Boever, J L ^a   Vanacker, J M ^a   De Brabander, D L ^a  

^a Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Compound feeds; In vitro; NIRS; Protein evaluation; Rumen degradation

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0038376070     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(03)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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