Amino acid contents and intestinal digestibility of lucerne in ruminants as influenced by growth stage

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 499-505

  Homolka, Petr ^a   Koukolova V ^a   Nemec Z ^b   Mudrik Z ^b   Hucko B ^b   Sales, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Intestinal digestibility; Lucerne

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 58649108055     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/367-cjas     Document Type: Article

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