Effect of amount offered on selection, intake and digestibility of oat (Avena sativa) hay by Barbari goats

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 160-162

  Sharma, K ^a   Dutta, Narayan ^a   Hasan, Q Z ^a   Pathak, N N ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Avena Sativa; Barbari goats; Digestibility of oat; Feed intake; Feed quantity; Oat hay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031481381     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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