Tracing sheep binary C3–C4 diet using stable isotope ratio (δ13C)

Stable isotopes are an important tool to assess livestock diet in binary mixtures of C3-C4 forages. However, the use of stable isotopes to trace livestock diet using tropical arboreal legumes has been limited. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of 13C stable isotopes to identify the...

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Published in:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Main Authors: Kariny Cavalcante de Lira, José Carlos Batista Dubeux, Mário de Andrade Lira, Francisco Fernando Ramos Carvalho, Mércia Virgínia Ferreira Santos, Márcio Vieira Cunha, Alexandre Carneiro Leão Mello, David M. Jaramillo, José Diogenes Pereira Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Subjects:
legume
mimosa caesalpiniifolia
ruminant
urochloa decumbens
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2021.1881413

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