Evaluation of green forage intake and digestibility in ruminants using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS): Developing a global calibration

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 148, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 138-156

  Decruyenaere, V ^a   Lecomte, Ph ^b   Demarquilly, C ^c   Aufrere, J ^c   Dardenne, P ^d   Stilmant, D ^a   Buldgen, A ^e  

^a Section Systèmes Agricoles   (Belgium)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Faecal spectra; Feeding management tool; Grass quality; NIRS

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

EID: 58149121480     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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