Effect of intake level during milk-feeding period and protein content in the post-weaning diet on performance and body composition in growing lambs

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 513-521

  Manso, T ^a   Mantecon A R ^b   Castro, T ^c   Iason, G R ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Dietary protein; Growth; Lambs; Milk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032325889     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135772980003294X     Document Type: Article

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