Soy hulls as a replacement for maize in lactating dairy ewe diets with or without dietary fat supplements

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 65-75

  Zervas, G ^a   Fegeros, K ^a   Koytsotolis, K ^b   Goulas, C ^a   Mantzios, A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b National Dairy School of Ioannina   (Greece)

Author keywords

Lactating ewes; Maize grain; Soybean hulls; Soybean oil

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0002483893     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00209-0     Document Type: Article

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