Critical evaluation of in vitro methods for estimating digestibility in simple-stomach animals

Nutrition Research Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 141-162

  Boisen, S ^a   Eggum, B O ^a  

^a National Institute of Animal Science ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84974151813     PISSN: 09544224     EISSN: 14752700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/NRR19910012     Document Type: Article

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