Review: Use of human-edible animal feeds by ruminant livestock

Animal

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 1735-1743

  Wilkinson, J M ^a   Lee, M R F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

concentrates; feeds; food security; forages; livestock

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; MILK; RUMINANTS;

EID: 85050374248     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S175173111700218X     Document Type: Review

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