The effect of high broiler litter diets as survival ration on the health of sheep

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 121-124

  Mavimbela, D T ^a   Van Ryssen, J B J ^a,c   Last, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Vetdiagnostix Veterinary Pathology Services   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Broiler litter; Drought feeding; Ionophore; Myocardial pathology; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

MOLASSES; NITROGEN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FECES; MOLASSES; NITROGEN; ORGAN SIZE; POULTRY; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031317915     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v68i4.892     Document Type: Article

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