Effects of oilseed meals and grain-urea supplements fed infrequently on digestion in sheep 2. Cereal straw diets

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 95-110

  Dixon, R M ^a,b   Karda, W ^a,c   Hosking, B J ^a,d   Egan, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MATARAM   (Indonesia)

^d Better Blend Stockfeeds Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digestion; Growth; Metabolizable energy; Sheep; Three day supplementation; Wool

Indexed keywords

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0242403275     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(03)00205-0     Document Type: Article

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