Changes in energy expenditure by meat goats with varying levels of feed intake near maintenance and below

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-89

  Asmare, A ^a,b   Puchala, R ^a   Merkel, R C ^a   Sahlu, T ^a   Goetsch, A L ^a  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Energy; Feed intake; Goats

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 33751031302     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2006.9706578     Document Type: Article

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