Nutrient Intake, Its Utilization, Rumen Fermentation Pattern and Blood Bio-Chemical Constituents of Sheep Fed Urea Treated Mustard (Brassica campestris) Straw

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1674-1680

  Misra, A K ^a   Karim, S A ^a   Verma, D L ^a   Mishra, A S ^a   Tripathi, M K ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crop Residue; Mustard Straw; Sheep; Urea Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034356112     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.1674     Document Type: Article

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