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The nutrition of ruminant draught animals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. W. Matthewman  and
J. T. Dijkman
R. W. Matthewman
Affiliation:
Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
J. T. Dijkman
Affiliation:
Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 121 , Issue 3 , December 1993 , pp. 297 - 306
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