Monensin enriched urea molasses mineral block on feed intake, nutrient digestibility and blood glucose in cattle fed on wheat straw based diet

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1579-1584

  De, Debasis ^a,c   Singh, G P ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON CAMEL   (India)

^c ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

Author keywords

Blood Glucose; Digestibility; Feed Intake; Monensin; UMMB

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036859665     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2002.1579     Document Type: Article

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