Diet selection by Awassi lambs fed individually in a cafeteria feeding system

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 163-170

  Şahin, Ahmet ^a   Keskin, Mahmut ^a   Biçer, Osman ^a   Gül, Sabri ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cafeteria feeding; Diet selection; Growth; Lambs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAFETERIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LAMB; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0042376257     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(03)00030-7     Document Type: Article

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