Performance of Growing Lambs Fed Two Levels of Concentrate with Conventional or Macerated Timothy Hay

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 598-603

  Petit, Hélène V ^a   Tremblay, Gaëtan F ^a   Savoie, Philippe ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcasses; Concentrates; Forage; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; OVIS ARIES; PHLEUM PRATENSE; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FOOD HANDLING; MALE; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031092415     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.753598x     Document Type: Article

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