Fibre digestion and utilization in goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 45-52

  Lu, C D ^a   Kawas, J R ^b   Mahgoub, O G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Fibre digestion; Goats; Growth; Milk

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 27644475423     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.06.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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