Prediction of the day matter digestibility of tropical grasses using a pepsin-cellulase assay

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 247-253

  Goto, I ^a   Minson, D J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 49449126490     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-8401(77)90028-1     Document Type: Article

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