Energy balance and methane production in sheep fed chemically treated wheat straw

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-19

  Sahoo, B ^a   Saraswat, M L ^a   Haque, N ^a   Khan, M Y ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; Energy balance; Methane production; Sheep; Urea; Wheat straw

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0343067098     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00059-0     Document Type: Article

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