Evaluation of long-chain alcohols as diet composition markers in goats grazing heathland areas

An experiment was conducted to assess the potential of long-chain alcohols (LCOH), in alternative or combined with alkanes and long-chain fatty acids (LCFA), as faecal markers to estimate the diet composition of goats grazing heathland vegetation with associated improved pastures. A total of seven d...

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Main Authors: L.M.M. Ferreira, R. Celaya, A.S. Santos, C.M.V. Guedes, M.A.M. Rodrigues, R.W. Mayes, K. Osoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731111001881