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RumenNitrogenAgronomyNitrogen cycleChemistryFood scienceBiologyFermentationOrganic chemistry

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Year
1958
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article
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
421-429
Citations
92
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R. A. Weller, F. V. Gray, A. F. Pilgrim (1958). The conversion of plant nitrogen to microbial nitrogen in the rumen of the sheep. British Journal Of Nutrition , 12 (4) , 421-429. https://doi.org/10.1079/bjn19580056

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10.1079/bjn19580056