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Original Articles

In situ Digestibility of Neutral Detergent Fiber of Introduced Cenchrus ciliaris and Six Native Mexican Grasses Consumed by Small Ruminants

Pages 53-57 | Received 13 Apr 2006, Accepted 04 Jan 2007, Published online: 11 Nov 2011

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