Effects of supplementing different combinations of nitrogen supplements on digestibility and performance in sheep fed wheat straw diets

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1428-1432

  Li, Yong ^a   Li, Defa ^a   Xing, Jianjun ^a   Li, Shengli ^a   Han, Yang ^a   Han, In K ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Loess Plateau; Nitrogen Supplements; Performance; Sheep in Winter; Wheat Straw

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036794162     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2002.1428     Document Type: Article

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