Effect of forage to concentrate ratio on comparative digestion in sheep, goats and fallow deer

Animal Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 163-170

  Ramanzin, M ^a   Bailoni, L ^a   Schiavon, S ^a  

^a Dipartimento Scienze Zootecniche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digestion; Fallow deer; Forage: Concentrate ratio; Goats; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0347420383     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800015678     Document Type: Article

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