The effect of protein source and formaldehyde treatment on growth and carcass composition of Awassi lambs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1080-1087

  Abdullah, A Y ^a   Awawdeh, F T ^a,b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer Jordan   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Awassi; Bypass Protein; Carcass Composition; Formaldehyde

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; LAMB; MICROPUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3242675085     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.1080     Document Type: Article

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