Heat production and energy balance of sheep and goats fed sole diets of Acacia saligna and Medicago sativa

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 199-203

  El Meccawi, S ^a   Kam, M ^a   Brosh, A ^b   Degen, A A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acacia saligna; Energy balance; Goats; Heat production; Lucerne hay; Medicago sativa; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA; ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 38349115101     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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