Screening for compounds enhancing fibre degradation

In Vitro Screening of Plant Resources for Extra-nutritional Attributes in Ruminants: Nuclear and Related Methodologies

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 87-105

  Kamra, Devki N ^a   Agarwal, Neeta ^a   McAllister, Tim A ^b  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 84891783871     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3297-3_6     Document Type: Chapter

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