The effect of dietary crude protein level on growth, carcass and meat composition of male goat kids in Tunisia

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 89-97

  Atti, N ^a   Rouissi, H ^b   Mahouachi, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

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

^c Ecl Sup d'Agriculture du Kef   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Crude protein content; Digestibility; Goat kid; Growth; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 3142564740     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2003.09.010     Document Type: Article

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