Beneficial and detrimental effects of dietary condensed tannins for sustainable sheep and goat production-Progress and challenges

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 116-139

  Waghorn, Garry ^a  

^a Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Condensed tannin; Gastro intestinal parasites; Sheep and goat nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; LOTUS PEDUNCULATUS; ONOBRYCHIS; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 53249113222     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.09.013     Document Type: Article

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