Effect of feeding diets containing seaweed on weight gain and carcass characteristics of indigenous lambs in the United Arab Emirates

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 283-287

  Al Shorepy, S A ^a   Alhadrami, G A ^a   Jamali, I A ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Carcass characteristics; Growth; Indigenous lambs; Seaweed

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHLORIS GAYANA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034872597     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(01)00204-8     Document Type: Article

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