Comparative performance of Awassi lambs and Black goat kids on different crude protein levels in Jordan

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 131-135

  Titi, H H ^a   Tabbaa, M J ^a   Amasheh, M G ^b   Barakeh, F ^b   Daqamseh, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer Jordan   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Awassi lambs; Black goat; Protein level

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034040850     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00136-4     Document Type: Article

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