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Background: the efficient use of good quality forage represents one of many ways to improve animal productivity and, consequently, reduce the feed costs of dairy farming. Between the wide variety of studies aiming to improve the nutritional value of forage, histological studies, allow for both the c...

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Main Authors: Geane DG Ferreira, Mércia VF Santos, Mário A Lira, Alexandre CL Melo, Omer C Almeida, Carlos R Ribeiro, Ronaldo L Oliveira, Adriana D Palmieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2013-03-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-06902013000100003