The nutritive value of sugar beet pulp-substituted lucerne for equids

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 110-124

  Murray, Jo Anne M D ^a   Longland, Annette ^a   Hastie, Peter M ^a   Moore Colyer, Meriel ^a   Dunnett, Catherine ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dengie Crops Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equids; Lucerne; Sugar beet pulp

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; EQUIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 37249040184     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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