Growth performance of Awassi lambs fed calf milk replacer

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 99-102

  Emsen, E ^a   Yaprak, M ^a   Bilgin, O C ^a   Emsen, B ^a   Ockerman, H W ^b  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial rearing; Awassi lamb; Calf milk replacer

Indexed keywords

LAMB; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 2442517502     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2003.08.018     Document Type: Article

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