Comparing the performance of sorghum silage with maize silage in feedlot calves

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2450-2455

  Fazaeli, H ^a   Golmohhammadi, H A ^b   Al Moddarres, A ^c   Mosharraf, S ^b   Shoaei, A A ^b  

^a ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b Isfahan Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Finishing calves; Maize; Silage; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845246848     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.2450.2455     Document Type: Article

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