Feed intake and performance of growing lambs raised on concentrate-based diets under cafeteria feeding systems

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 459-466

  Rodriguez A B ^a   Bodas, R ^a   Fernandez B ^a   Lopez Campos O ^a   Mantecon A R ^a   Giraldez F J ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barley; Carcass composition; Food preferences; Lambs; Training of animals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BODY GROWTH; BREEDING; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; LAMB; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOYBEAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34247581671     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107683803     Document Type: Article

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