Effects of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) hay feeding on dry matter intake and milk production of Murrah buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) fed rice straw ad libitum: Original article

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Hayashi, Yoshiaki ^a,c   Devkota, Naba Raj ^b   Kumagai, Hajime ^a,d  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Dry matter intake; Field pea hay; Milk production; Nepal

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33847357314     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2007.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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