Estimation of herbage intake and digestibility of grazing sheep in Zhenglan Banner of Inner Mongolia by using n-alkanes

To reveal the seasonal dynamics of herbage intake, diet composition and digestibility and clarify the relationship of those with herbage nutrient and botanical composition of grazing sheep in Zhenglan Banner of Inner Mongolia, the n-alkane technique was used to test in sheep grazed during June, Augu...

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Main Authors: Changqing Li, Alatengdalai, Shuyuan Xue, Atsushi Tajima, Naoto Ishikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2015-12-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654515300366