Fatty acid profile, carcass traits and growth rate of red deer fed diets varying in the ratio of concentrate:dried and pelleted roughage, and raised for venison production

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 215-221

  Phillip, L E ^a   Oresanya, T F ^a   Jacques, J St ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcass; Concentrate; Deer; Fatty acids; Roughage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 34250019059     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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