Short communication: Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy accurately predicts the digestible energy content of barley for pigs

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 301-304

  Zijlstra, R T ^a   Swift, M L ^b   Wang, L F ^a   Scott, T A ^c   Edney, M J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN GRAIN COMMISSION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barley; Digestible energy; Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; SUIDAE;

EID: 79959807765     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: 19181825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjas10063     Document Type: Article

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