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Nutritional Value of Grain Legumes for Ruminants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

R. M. Dixon  and
B. J. Hosking
R. M. Dixon
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture and Forestry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
B. J. Hosking
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture and Forestry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 19 - 43
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