Development and evaluation of a model for prediction of fecal and urinary nitrogen excretions in cattle

Livestock Science

Volumn 107, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 282-288

  Hirooka, H ^a   Liang, J B ^b   Terada, F ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cattle; Excretion; Model; Nitrogen; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 33847115638     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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