Prediction of total fecal output in sheep fed silage using the captec chrome controlled-release capsule

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-227

  Dos Santos, G T ^a   Petit, H V ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boluses; Chromic oxide; Feces collection; Sheep; Silage

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642355306     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00803-9     Document Type: Article

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