Feed value for ruminants of legume forages containing condensed tannins in temperate environment;Valeur alimentaire pour les ruminants des légumineuses contenant des tannins condensés en milieux tempérés

Productions Animales

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-44

  Aufrere, J ^a,b   Theodoridou, K ^a,b,c   Baumont, R ^a,b  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; LOTUS ULIGINOSUS;

EID: 84861807756     PISSN: 09900632     EISSN: 11525428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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