Chestnut and mimosa tannin silages: Effects in sheep differ for apparent digestibility, nitrogen utilisation and losses

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 157, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 129-138

  Deaville, E R ^a   Givens, D I ^a   Mueller Harvey, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent digestibility; Environmental losses; Grass silage; N utilisation; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MIMOSA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77950867100     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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