The potential application of plant wax markers from alfalfa for estimating the total feed intake of sheep

Estimating the feed intake of grazing herbivores is critical for determining their nutrition, overall productivity and utilization of grassland resources. A 17-day indoor feeding experiment was conducted to evaluate the potential use of Medicago sativa as a natural supplement for estimating the tota...

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Main Authors: H. Zhang, Y.P. Guo, W.Q. Chen, N. Liu, S.L. Shi, Y.J. Zhang, L. Ma, J.Q. Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731119001381