Comparison of feeding urea-treated teff and barley straw based diets with hay based diet to crossbred dairy cows on feed intake, milk yield, milk composition and economic benefits

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Mesfin, R ^a   Ledin, I ^b  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Barley straw; Boran*Friesian; Ethiopia; Milk yield; Teff straw; Urea treatment

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ERAGROSTIS TEF; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 12344262204     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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