Effect of early experience and adaptation period on voluntary intake, digestion, and growth in Barbarine lambs given tannin-containing (Acacia cyanophylla Lindl. foliage) or tannin-free (oaten hay) diets

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 59-77

  Ben Salem, H ^a   Nefzaoui, A ^a   Makkar, H P S ^b   Hochlef, H ^a,c   Ben Salem, I ^a   Ben Salem, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^c Higher School of Agriculture of Mateur University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^d Office de l'Elevage et des Paturages   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Acacia cyanophylla tannins; Adaptation; Digestion; Early experience; Growth; Intake; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA; ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 22444435831     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.04.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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