Effects of extruded diet on the productive performance of weaning and post-weaned calves

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-279

  Serrano, X ^a   Baucells, M D ^a   Barroeta, A C ^a   Puchal, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calves; Extrusion cooking; Weaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347540288     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)00082-5     Document Type: Article

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