Nitrogen supplementation improves the nutritive value of opuntia ficus-indica f. Inermis-based diets and sheep growth

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 581, Issue , 2002, Pages 317-321

  Ben Salem, H ^a   Nefzaoui, A ^a   Ben Salem, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

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

Author keywords

Nitrogen supply; Nutritive value; Opuntia ficus indica; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 22444438673     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.581.36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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