Growth and Carcass Characteristics of Goats Given Diets Varying Protein Concentration and Feeding Level

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 613-618

  Shahjalal, M ^a   Bishwas, M A A ^a   Tareque, A M M ^a   Dohi, H ^a,b  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WESTERN REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carcass; Digestibility; Feeding Level; Goats; Growth; Protein Concentration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034394147     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.613     Document Type: Article

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