Evaluation of faecal indicators to predict digestibility and voluntary intake of Dichanthium sp by cattle;Évaluation d'indicateurs fécaux pour prédire la digestibilité et les quantités ingérées de Dichanthium sp par des bovins créoles

Animal Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-134

  Boval, M ^a   Peyraud, J L ^b   Xande, A ^a   Aumont, G ^a   Coppry, O ^a   Saminadin, G ^a  

^a Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Dichanthium sp; Digestibility; Faecal indicators; Intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 2842565130     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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