Comparison of hay and silage for pregnant and lactating Finnish Landrace ewes

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-57

  Sormunen Cristian, R ^a   Jauhiainen, L ^b  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hay; Lactation; Pregnancy; Sheep; Silage

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PHLEUM PRATENSE; SCHEDONORUS PRATENSIS;

EID: 0035143191     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(00)00167-X     Document Type: Article

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