Effects of feeding varying amounts of a grain/forage diet during late gestation and lactation on the performance of Matebele goats

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 469-477

  Sibanda, L M ^a,b,c   Ndlovu, L R ^b   Bryant, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c Linds Agricultural Services   (Zimbabwe)

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EID: 0030928596     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859697004395     Document Type: Article

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