Grains in ruminant feeding and potentials to enhance their nutritive and health value by chemical processing

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 226, Issue , 2017, Pages 133-151

  Humer, E ^a   Zebeli, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Cereals; Formaldehyde; Organic acids; Ruminants; Sodium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017445504     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2017.02.005     Document Type: Review

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