The potential of long-chain fatty alcohols and long-chain fatty acids as diet composition markers: Development of methods for quantitative analysis and faecal recoveries of these compounds in sheep fed mixed diets

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-78

  Ali, H A M ^a,b   Mayes, R W ^a   Lamb, C S ^a   Hector, B L ^a   Verma, A K ^a   Orskov E R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNICEF SUDAN ^*  (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIET; FATTY ACID; LIVESTOCK;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; ANIMALIA; BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; OVIS ARIES; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 3242739408     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859604004034     Document Type: Article

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