Feed blocks as alternative supplements for sheep and goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-288

  Ben Salem, H ^a   Nefzaoui, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Alternative supplement; Feed blocks; Goat; Performance; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; NEMATODA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0043130683     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00144-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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