Urea-Molasses-Mineral Block Licks Supplementation for Milk Production in Crossbred Cows

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-53

  Srinivas, Bandla ^a,b   Gupta, B N ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Milk Production; Supplementation; Urea molasses mineral Block Lick

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TRIFOLIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031519041     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1997.47     Document Type: Article

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