Intake and digestability of range forage by Hereford and Santa Gertrudis cows

TitleIntake and digestability of range forage by Hereford and Santa Gertrudis cows
Publication TypeThesis
Year of Publication1968
AuthorsHills JMyron
Number of Pages61
Date Published1968
UniversityNew Mexico State University
CityLas Cruces, New Mexico
Thesis TypeM.S. Thesispp
Call Number00528
Keywordscattle, food habits, cattle, nutrition, dissertation, dissertations, food habits, cattle, range forage, theses, thesis
AbstractIntake and digestibility of range forage in three different months by Hereford and Santa Gertrudis cows were estimated using chromic oxide in shredded paper administered every other day as an external indicator for the determination of fecal output and lignin as an internal indicator for estimating forage digestibility.