Intake and digestion of wheat forage by stocker calves and lambs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2424-2429

  Phillips, W A ^a   Horn, G W ^b  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Digestion; Intake; Stocker; Wheat pasture

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIGESTION; EATING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; WHEAT;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIGESTION; EATING; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; NITROGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SHEEP; TRITICUM;

ANIMALIA; BOS; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 52649139944     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0938     Document Type: Article

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