Nutritive value of some herbages for dromedary camel in Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 167-170

  Towhidi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Camel; Chemical composition; Digestibility; Herbage; Palatability

Indexed keywords

ALHAGI; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA SIEBERI; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX LENTIFORMIS; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; HALOXYLON AMMODENDRON; HAMMADA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALSOLA; SEIDLITZIA ROSMARINUS; TAMARIX; TAMARIX APHYLLA;

EID: 33846425709     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.167.170     Document Type: Article

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