The effects, in sheep, of dietary plant species and animal live weight on the faecal recovery rates of alkanes and the accuracy of intake and diet composition estimates obtained using alkanes as faecal markers

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Journal of Agricultural Sciences

• Publication date

  2006-11-14

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Biology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1017/S002185960600654X
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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