Faecal alkane recoveries from multi-component diets and effects on estimates of diet composition in sheep

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-134

  Elwert, C ^a,c   Dove, H ^b   Rodehutscord, M ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Feedtest ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Diet composition; Faecal recovery; Roughage; Supplement

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FESTUCA PRATENSIS; HORDEUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 37249051994     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107000900     Document Type: Article

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