Effect of vetch (Vicia sativa) hay supplementation on performance of Begait and Abergelle goats in northern Ethiopia. I. Milk yield and composition

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-232

  Berhane, G ^a   Eik, L O ^b  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abergelle; Begait; Goats; Milk; Vetch hay

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 33646256911     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.04.021     Document Type: Article

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