The intake and nutritional status of sheep grazing wheat stubble

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-38

  Brand, T S ^a   Franck, F ^a   Durand, A ^b   Coetzee, J ^c  

^a Elsenburg Agricultural Centre   (South Africa)

^b Langgewens Experimental Farm   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Organic matter intake; Rumen metabolites; Sheep; Wheat stubble

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0342632808     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00067-X     Document Type: Article

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