Effect of sodium bicarbonate supplementation and variation in the proportion of barley and sugar beet pulp on growth performance and rumen, blood and carcass characteristics of young entire male lambs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 37-49

  Mandebvu, P ^a   Galbraith, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barley grain; Carcass; Entire male lambs; Growth; Sugar beet pulp

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033570985     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00099-1     Document Type: Article

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