Effects of water and feed restriction on body weight change and nitrogen balance in desert goats fed high and low quality forages

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-27

  Muna, M M Ahmed ^a   Ammar, I El Shafei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b University of the Sudan   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Desert goats; Feed restriction; Low quality forages; Water restriction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0034940924     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(01)00181-X     Document Type: Article

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