Effects of dietary protein concentration on postweaning growth of Boer crossbred and Spanish goat wethers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2275-2281

  Prieto, I ^a   Goetsch, A L ^a   Banskalieva, V ^a   Cameron, M ^a   Puchala, R ^a   Sahlu, T ^a   Dawson, L J ^a   Coleman, S W ^b  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boer; Goats; Growth; Protein

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; WEANING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS; GOATS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE; RUMEN; WEANING;

EID: 0034266211     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7892275x     Document Type: Article

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