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Cell wall characteristics in relation to forage digestion by ruminants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. R. Wilson
J. R. Wilson
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CSIRO, Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, Australia 4067
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 122 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 173 - 182
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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