A nutrition mathematical model to account for dietary supply and requirements of energy and nutrients for domesticated small ruminants: the development and evaluation of the Small Ruminant Nutrition System
A mechanistic model that predicts nutrient requirements and biological values of feeds for sheep (Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System; CNCPS-S) was expanded to include goats and the name was changed to the Small Ruminant Nutrition System (SRNS). The SRNS uses animal and environmental factors...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
2008-07-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982008001300020 |