Fecal nitrogen to estimate intake and digestibility in grazing ruminants

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 163, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 170-176

  Peripolli, Vanessa ^a   Prates, Ênio Rosa ^a   Barcellos, Júlio Otávio Jardim ^a,b   Neto, José Braccini ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Agronomia da UFRGS ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fecal nitrogen; Forage; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78951469958     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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