Efficiency of energy utilisation and voluntary feed intake in ruminants

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1084-1092

  Tolkamp, B J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

efficiency of ME utilisation; energy evaluation systems; energy requirements

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 77954541529     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110000455     Document Type: Article

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