The utilization of diets containing increasing levels of dried brewers' grains by growing lambs

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 689-695

  Bovolenta, S ^a   Piasentier, E ^a   Peresson, C ^a   Malossini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brewers' grains; Energy retention; Lambs; Lucerne hay; Protein retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040676942     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800009267     Document Type: Article

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