Potential nutritive value of some mediterranean shrub and tree leaves as emergency food for sheep in winter

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 81-

  Karabulut, A ^a   Canbolat, O ^a   Ozkan, C O ^b   Kamalak, A ^b  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Metabolizable energy; Nutritive value; PEG; Shrub; Tree leaves

Indexed keywords

ARBUTUS ANDRACHNE; CEDRUS; CEDRUS LIBANI; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; OLEA EUROPAEA; OVIS ARIES; PINUS HALEPENSIS; QUERCUS COCCIFERA;

EID: 33745659647     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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