A comparison of alternative sources of inocula in an in vitro digestibility technique

Animal Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-95

  Borba, A E S ^a   Ramalho Ribeiro, J M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alternative methods; In vitro digestibility; In vivo digestibility; Sources of inocula

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 2842538352     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:19960108     Document Type: Article

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