Deriving nutrient requirements of growing Indian sheep under tropical condition using performance and intake data emanated from feeding trials conducted in different research institutes

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 97-107

  Paul, S S ^a,c   Mandal, A B ^b   Mandal, G P ^a   Kannan, A ^a   Pathak, N N ^c  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL AVIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON BUFFALOES   (India)

Author keywords

Energy requirements; Feeding standards; Growth; Protein requirements; Sheep; Tropical conditions

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0041739017     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00119-6     Document Type: Article

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