Measurements of energy balance of grazing beef cows on Mediterranean pasture, the effects of stocking rate and season 1. Digesta kinetics, faecal output and digestible dry matter intake

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 89-100

  Aharoni, Y ^a   Brosh, A ^a   Orlov, A ^a   Shargal, E ^b   Gutman, M ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Digesta kinetics; Faecal output; Intake; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

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EID: 19544392715     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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