Evaluation of titanium dioxide as an inert marker for estimating faecal excretion in grazing sheep

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 186-197

  Glindemann, T ^a   Tas, B M ^a   Wang, C ^a   Alvers, S ^a   Susenbeth, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Grazing; Intake; Marker; Sheep; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 67650104343     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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