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Percentage digestible dry matter (in vitro) and crude protein concentrations were determined for 40 species of aquatic weeds. Concentrations of digestible dry matter and crude protein in some aquatic weeds were comparable to those of conventional forage species.
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Boyd, C.E., Mcginty, P.S. Percentage digestible dry matter and crude protein in dried aquatic weeds. Econ Bot 35, 296–299 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859121
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