Effects of restricted feeding and re-feeding of Barbarine lambs: Intake, growth and non-carcass components

Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 305-312

  Mahouachi, M ^a   Atti, N ^b  

^a University of Jendouba   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Compensatory growth; Food restriction; Lambs; Offal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 27644473128     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ASC41380305     Document Type: Article

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