Effect of soaking medium and hours of soaking on nutritional value of mustard (Brassica campestris) straw

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 739-741

  Chaturvedi, O H ^a   Santra, A ^a   Mishra, A S ^a   Prasad, R ^a   Jakhmola, R C ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Mustard straw; NaOH; Nutritional value

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033446340     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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