Comparison of fattening performance in Brahman grade cattle (Bos indicus) and crossbred water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) fed on high roughage diet

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-82

  Lapitan, Rosalina M ^a   Del Barrio, Arnel N ^a   Katsube, Osamu ^b   Ban Tokuda, Tomomi ^b   Orden, Edgar A ^c   Robles, Alberto Y ^a   Cruz, Libertado C ^d   Kanai, Yukio ^e   Fujihara, Tsutomu ^b,d  

^a Philippine Carabao Center National Headquarters and Genepool   (Philippines)

^b CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^d SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crossbred cattle; Crossbred water buffalo; Fattening performance; Feed intake; High roughage ration

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; UROCHLOA MUTICA;

EID: 38149100491     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2007.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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