A fecal near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy-aided methodology to determine goat dietary composition in a Mediterranean shrubland

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1345-1356

  Glasser, T ^a   Landau, S ^a   Ungar, E D ^a   Perevolotsky, A ^a   Dvash, L ^a   Muklada, H ^a   Kababya, D ^b   Walker, J W ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Browse; Diet composition; Feces; Goat; Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; GOAT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REFERENCE VALUE; SEASON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CALIBRATION; DIET; FECES; FEMALE; GOATS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; PHILLYREA LATIFOLIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS;

EID: 45549089661     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-817     Document Type: Article

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