Prediction of dry matter intake and live weight gain in lambs by some characteristics of roughages;Kaba yemlerin bazi özelliklerinden yararlanarak kuzularda kuru madde tüketimi ve canli aǧirlik artişinin belirlenmesi

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 475-483

  Şehu, Adnan ^a   Yalçin, Sakine ^a   Önol, Ahmet G ^a   Koçak, Durali ^b  

^a A U Veteriner Fakultesi Farmakoloji   (Turkey)

^b Lalahan Hayvancilik Arastirma E   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Dry matter intake; Lamb; Live weight gain; Ruminal degradation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032264482     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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