Reliability of Extrusa Samples Collected from Steers Fistulated at the Oesophagus to Estimate the Diet of Resident Animals in Grazing Experiments

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1987, Pages 739-745

  Coates, D B ^a   Schachenmann, P ^a   Jones, R J ^a  

^a CSIRO LIVESTOCK INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

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EID: 84970567335     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA9870739     Document Type: Article

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