Influence of varying RDP:UDP ratios in diets on digestion, nitrogen utilization and milk production efficiency in goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-45

  Mishra, S ^a   Rai, S N ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Goat; N balance; Oat forage; Undegradable protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142708559     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00783-0     Document Type: Article

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