| faecal near-ir spectroscopy to determine the nutritional value of diets consumed by beef cattle in east mediterranean rangelands. | rapid assessment of the nutritional quality of diets ingested by grazing animals is pivotal for successful cow-calf management in east mediterranean rangelands, which receive unpredictable rainfall and are subject to hot-spells. clipped vegetation samples are seldom representative of diets consumed, as cows locate and graze selectively. in contrast, faeces are easily sampled and their near-ir spectra contain information about nutrients and their utilization. however, a pre-requisite for successf ... | 2016 | 26323211 |