Utilization of concentrate diets containing acorns (Quercus aegilops and Quercus coccifera) and urea by growing Awassi lambs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-293

  Al Jassim, R A M ^a,b   Ereifej, K I ^b   Shibli, R A ^b   Abudabos, A ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Awassi lambs; Digestibility; Growth rate; Quercus aegilops; Quercus coccifera

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011592060     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00124-7     Document Type: Article

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