Review: Near infrared spectroscopy of faeces to evaluate the nutrition and physiology of herbivores

Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-31

  Dixon, Rob ^a   Coates, David ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Diet selected; Faeces; Herbivores; NIR spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649096663     PISSN: 09670335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/jnirs.822     Document Type: Review

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