Diet selection by calves facing pairs of nutritionally complementary foods

Livestock Science

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 58-65

  Catanese, F ^a,b,c   Distel, R ^a,b,c   Arroquy, J ^b,d   Rodriguez Iglesias R M ^b,c   Olano, B ^c   Arzadun, M ^e  

^a National University of the South   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^e Ministerio de Asuntos Agrarios de la Provincia de Buenos Aires ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Choice feeding; Complementary foods; Nutrient regulation; Nutritional balance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 57349115694     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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