Voluntary intake and digestibility of saltbush by sheep

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 214-220

  Abu Zanat, M M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Atriplex; Awassi Sheep; Digestibility; Dry Matter Intake; Growth Rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; LAMB; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 13244286704     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2005.214     Document Type: Article

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