Feeding value of urea treated wheat straw ensiled with or without acidified molasses in Nili-Ravi buffaloes

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 645-650

  Khan, M Ajmal ^a,b   Sarwar, Muhammad ^a   Nisa, M ^a   Khan, M S ^a   Bhatti, S A ^a   Iqbal, Z ^a   Lee, W S ^a   Lee, H J ^a   Kim, H S ^a   Ki, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crop Residues; Fermentable Carbohydrates; Intake Digestibility; Lactating Buffaloes; Milk Yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33745499784     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.645     Document Type: Article

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