Growth rate and nutrient efficiency of growing goats fed urea ammoniated neem (Azadirachta indica) seed kernel meal as protein supplement

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 205-212

  Anandan, S ^a   Sastry, V R B ^a   Musalia, L M ^b   Agrawal, D K ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Goats; Growth; Neem kernel meal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010848452     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(96)00889-9     Document Type: Article

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