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Disappearance of sorghum stover polyphenols and browse condensed tannins in the sheep gut

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

A. V. Goodchild
Affiliation:
International Centre for Research in Dry Areas, PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria
N. P. McMeniman
Affiliation:
University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia

Abstract

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Type
Short communications and poster abstracts
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1993

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