Are plant waxes reliable dietary markers for cattle grazing western rangelands?1
Are plant waxes reliable dietary markers for cattle grazing western rangelands?1
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Are plant waxes reliable dietary markers for cattle grazing western rangelands?1
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Journal of animal science, 2016-11, Vol.94 (suppl_6), p.93-102
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Feeding the cow herd is costly. However, within grazing systems, identifying differences in efficiencies is difficult since forage intakes are rarely measured. Saturated hydrocarbons (n-alkanes; ALK) and long-chain alcohols are being used to estimate diet composition and intake. The robustness of this method depends on consistently quantifying the...
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Are plant waxes reliable dietary markers for cattle grazing western rangelands?1
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2636385922
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2636385922
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0021-8812,1525-3163
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1525-3163
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10.2527/jas.2016-0636
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