Replacement of barley grain for corn in concentrate diets fed to dairy Damascus goats at different frequencies

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-233

  Hadjipanayiotou, M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Barley; Corn; Feeding and nutrition; Goat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1242300149     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00199-8     Document Type: Article

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