Effect of digestive tract conditions, feed processing and ingredients on response to NSP enzymes

Enzymes in Farm Animal Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 129-159

  Svihus, Birger ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

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