The potential of macroalgae for beef production systems in Northern Australia

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2001-2005

  Machado, Lorenna ^a   Kinley, Robert D ^a   Magnusson, Marie ^a   de Nys, Rocky ^a   Tomkins, Nigel W ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Cattle; Crude protein; Gross energy; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942503184     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0439-7     Document Type: Article

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