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The contribution of plant-derived proteinases to the breakdown of fresh pasture protein in the rumen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2007

G. T. Attwood
G. T. Attwood
Affiliation:
Metabolism and Microbial Genomics, Food and Health, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 93 , Issue 4 , April 2005 , pp. 421 - 423
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2005

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