Effects of substitution of barley with citrus pulp on diet digestibility and intake and production of lactating ewes offered mixed diets based on ammonia-treated barley straw

Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-138

  Castrillo, C ^a   Barrios Urdaneta, A ^a,b   Fondevila, M ^a   Balcells, J ^a   Guada, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Barley; Citrus pulp; Digestibility; Ewes; Milk production

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; FRAXINUS; GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LAMB; OVIS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 1242345158     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800053911     Document Type: Article

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