Evaluation of Particle Size Distribution and Ration Uniformity in Total Mixed Rations Fed in Northcentral Texas

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-50

  Rippel, C M ^a   Jordan, E R ^a   Stokes, S R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Particle Size; Ration Uniformity; Total Mixed Ration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955623627     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31789-7     Document Type: Article

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