Increasing dietary sodium chloride increases wool growth but decreases in vivo organic matter digestibility in sheep across a range of diets

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1023-1030

  Thomas, Dean T ^a   Rintoul, Allan J ^a   Masters, David G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microbial protein; Purine derivatives; Retention time; Salt; Saltbush; Water intake

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SHIFT; DIGESTIBILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; SALT; SHEEP; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WOOL;

ATRIPLEX; OVIS ARIES; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 36448932039     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR07032     Document Type: Article

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