Preferences of sheep and goats for straw pellets treated with different food-flavouring agents

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 50-57

  Robertson, E ^a   Gordon, I J ^a,b   Perez Barberia F J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flavours; Garlic; Goats; Onion; Sheep; Truffle

Indexed keywords

ACER; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MALUS X DOMESTICA; OVIS ARIES; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 33645282489     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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