Nutrition and the welfare of ruminants

Annual Review of Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hogan, Jim P ^a   Phillips, Clive J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cattle; Nutrition; Ruminants; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL WELFARE; BODY WEIGHT; BOVIDS; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FERMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; HERBAGE; HUNGER; LIVESTOCK; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 55349106186     PISSN: 18068774     EISSN: 18068774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5016/1806-8774.2008.v10pT33     Document Type: Review

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