Growth performance and carcass characteristics of finisher lambs maintained on intensive feeding or grazing with supplementation

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 959-961

  Karim, S A ^a   Verma, D L ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Feed supplementation; Grazing; Growth; Intensive feeding; Lambs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035610646     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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