Evaluation of carob, Ceratonia siliqua pods as a feed for sheep

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

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

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carob pod; Ceratonia siliqua; Digestibility; Metabolizable energy

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CERATONIA SILIQUA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33747146510     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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