Intake, digestion and microbial protein synthesis in sheep on hay supplemented with prickly pear cactus [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.] with or without groundnut meal

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 125-134

  Misra, A K ^b   Mishra, A S ^a   Tripathi, M K ^a   Chaturvedi, O H ^a   Vaithiyanathan, S ^a   Prasad, R ^a   Jakhmola, R C ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Microbial protein; Nutrient utilization; Opuntia; Prickly pear cactus; Purine derivatives; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CACTACEAE; CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA CLADODES; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33645276533     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.02.014     Document Type: Article

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