Evaluation of various modes of urea supplementation in straw based diets of Murrah buffalo calves

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 986-987

  Singh, P ^a   Kishan, Jai ^a,b  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evum Go Anusandhan Sansthan   (India)

Author keywords

Ammoniated wheat straw; Buffalo calves; Urea supplementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033274551     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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