Diet quality estimated with faecal near infrared reflectance spectroscopy and responses to N supplementation by cattle grazing buffel grass pastures

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 158, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 115-125

  Dixon, R M ^a   Coates, D B ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet CP; Diet DM digestibility; Diet selection

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS INDICUS; CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS;

EID: 77953323104     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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