Effect of forage: Concentrate ratio on ruminal metabolism and duodenal flow of fatty acids in beef steers

Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-40

  Lee, M R F ^a   Tweed, J K S ^a   Dewhurst, R J ^a   Scollan, N D ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Fatty acids; Linseed oil; Rumen metabolism

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33644992934     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ASC20058     Document Type: Article

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