Assessment of feeding urea ammoniated wheat straw on growth performance, feed intake and nutrient utilization in crossbred calves reared under stall-fed or grazing condition

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Misra, A K ^b   Mehra, U R ^a   Dass, R S ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

Ammoniated wheat straw; Crossbred calves; Grazing; Growth performance and nutrient utilization

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33750840298     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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