Characteristics of the Rate and Extent of Fiber Degradability of Feedstuffs Common to the Pacific Northwest

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 215-222

  Xu, S ^a   Harrison, J H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Neutral detergent fiber; Ruminal fill

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242879500     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)32527-4     Document Type: Article

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