Use of nuclear and related techniques to develop simple tannin assays for predicting and improving the safety and efficiency of feeding ruminants on tanniniferous tree foliage: Achievements, result implications, and future research

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 3-12

  Makkar, Harinder P S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Detannification; Nuclear techniques; Tannin assays; Tree foliage

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

EID: 22444447278     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.04.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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