Balancing nutrient supply and nutrient requirements in grazing sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 36-40

  Dove, H ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet selection; Digestibility; Herbage mass; Intake; Nutrient supply; Nutrition; Protein content; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955346991     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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