The ability of the n-alkane technique to estimate intake and diet choice of sheep

Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 319-327

  Lewis, R M ^a,c   Magadlela, A M ^b,d   Jessop, N S ^b   Emmans, G C ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Food intake; Food preferences; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0142135420     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800059051     Document Type: Article

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