Supplementation of Zebu cattle grazing Sahelian pasture. II. Development of body mass and empty body composition

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-95

  Schlecht, E ^a,d   Sangare M ^a,b   Susenbeth, A ^a,c   Becker, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Sahelian Centre   (Niger)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d Intl Crops Res Inst Semi Arid T   (Niger)

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EID: 0032821585     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859699006668     Document Type: Article

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