The effect of animal fat on sheep's diet digestibility, degradability and rumen fermentation process

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 447-455

  Goulas, C ^a   Zervas, G ^a   Papadopoulos, G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Animal fat; Degradability; Digestibility; Fermentation; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0347034073     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/67998/2001     Document Type: Article

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