Nutrient intake and utilisation in sheep fed with prickly pear cactus

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 161-166

  Sirohi, S K ^a   Karim, S A ^b   Misra, A K ^b  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

cactus; chemical composition; digestibilities; Opuntia; sheep feeding

Indexed keywords

NUTRITION; PRICKLY PEAR; SHEEP;

CACTACEAE; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; OPUNTIA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; SORGHUM HELEPENSE;

EID: 0031128712     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0184     Document Type: Article

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