The utilization of long-chain fatty acids as markers for diet composition estimates in ruminants: effects of animal species, diet composition and marker combination

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Grass and Forage Science

• Publication date

  2011-06-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Biology

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1365-2494.2010.00774.X
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