Productivity, blood metabolites and carcass characteristics of fattening Zandi lambs fed sodium bentonite supplemented Total Mixed Rations

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3613-3619

  Khadem, A A ^a   Soofizadeh, M ^a   Afzalzadeh, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood metabolites; Carcass characteristics; Live weight change; Sodium bentonite; Total mixed ration; Zandi lambs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 36049019660     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3613.3619     Document Type: Article

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