Growth and performance of lambs fed a finishing diet containing either Alfalfa or Kenaf as the roughage source

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 75-79

  Phillips, W A ^a   Reuter, R R ^b   Brown, M A ^a   Fitch, J Q ^b   Rao, S R ^a   Mayeux, H ^a  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Growth; Kenaf; Suffolk lambs

Indexed keywords

HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS CANNABINUS; LAMB; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036793490     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00176-1     Document Type: Article

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