Growth and cashmere production by Spanish goats consuming ad libitum diets differing in protein and energy levels

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-139

  Ivey, D S ^a   Owens, F N ^b   Sahlu, T ^a   Teh, T H ^a   Claypool, P L ^b   Goetsch, A L ^a  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cashmere; Energy; Goat; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033985187     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00084-X     Document Type: Article

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