Chemical composition and in situ ruminal nutrient degradability of normal and brown midrib forage pearl millet grown in southwestern Québec

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 737-740

  Mustafa, A F ^a   Hassanat, F ^a   Seguin, P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brown midrib; Forage quality; Pearl millet; Protein fractions; Ruminal degradability

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 15444377042     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A04-030     Document Type: Article

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