Nutritional evaluation of cattle manure, molasses and corn stover silage for lambs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-38

  Cobos, P M ^a   Gonzalez S M ^a   Mendoza, G D M ^a   Garcia C B ^a   Barcena, R G ^a  

^a Programa de Ganadería ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cattle manure; Digestibility; Lambs; Sheep; Silage

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0041637182     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(96)00966-2     Document Type: Article

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