Effect of testicular status and feeding diets containing palm by-products on growth and composition of the rack cut in Omani sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 281-288

  Mahgoub, O ^a   Byerley, D J ^a   Chesworth, J M ^a   Myhara, R M ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Castration; Cryptorchidism; Growth; Nutrition; Omani sheep; Palm frond

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000641434     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(97)00096-5     Document Type: Article

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