Energy expenditure in Awassi sheep grazing wheat stubble in the northern Negev Desert of Israel

Livestock Science

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 265-271

  Landau, S ^a   Barkai, D ^b   Dvash, L ^a   Brosh, A ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Gilat Experimental Station   (Israel)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Mediterranean pastures; Semi arid lands; Sheep nutrition; Small grain production systems

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33751025989     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.05.024     Document Type: Article

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