Effect of sex on feed intake, growth and nutrients digestibility in Blackhead sheep fed complete mash rations of crop residues

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-79

  Aregheore, E M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c Department of Agricultural Science   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Crop residues; Digestibility; Feed intake; Growth; Sex; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343986140     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/69505/1997     Document Type: Article

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