Nutrient content, intake and in vitro gas production of diets by Spanish goats browsing a thorn shrubland in North Mexico

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 76-84

  Cerrillo, M A ^a   Lopez O O ^a,b   Nevarez C G ^a   Ramirez R G ^c   Juarez R A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO   (Mexico)

^b Instituto Tecnológico Agropecuario 1   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Extrusa samples; In vitro gas production; Mineral intake; Range Spanish goats

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 33749177145     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.07.025     Document Type: Article

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