A study of the artificial fibre bag technique for determining the digestibility of feeds in the rumen

The Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 645-650

  Mehrez, A Z ^a   Orskov E R ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84888771034     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859600037321     Document Type: Article

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