Cattle's variation in rumen ecology and metabolism and its contributions to feed efficiency

Livestock Science

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 66-75

  Khiaosa ard, R ^a   Zebeli, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Animal variation; Cattle; Feed efficiency; Methane; Rumen health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897730027     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2014.01.005     Document Type: Review

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