Predicting feed quality - Chemical analysis and in vitro evaluation

Field Crops Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 31-44

  Mould, Fergus L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal nutrition; Chemical analysis; Feed quality; In vitro evaluation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COSTS; DEGRADATION; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; MULTI-ENZYME SYSTEMS;

CROPS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD QUALITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0348047240     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(03)00139-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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