Performance of pashmina kid goats fed oak (Quercus semecarpifolia) leaves supplemented with a urea molasses mineral block

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-244

  Singh, P ^a   Verma, A K ^a   Dass, R S ^a   Mehra, U R ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Goats; Nutrient utilization; Oak (Quercus semecarpifolia) leaves; Urea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032998356     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(98)00142-4     Document Type: Article

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