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Manipulation of fibre digestion in the rumen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

E. R. Ørskov
E. R. Ørskov
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
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Symposium on ‘Fibre digestion in farm livestock’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , August 1991 , pp. 187 - 196
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The Nutrition Society

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