Application of NIRS fecal profiling and geostatistics to predict diet quality of African livestock

Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) and geostatistical techniques were used to predict diet quality of sub-Saharan African (SSA) livestock, and to create cokriged estimated diet quality maps for cattle across a landscape. Rations of native vegetation were stall-fed to cattle (Bos indicus),...

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Main Author: Awuma, Kosi Semebia
Other Authors: Stuth, Jerry W.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1644