Nutritive value of urea treated wheat straw ensiled with or without corn steep liquor for lactating Nili-ravi buffaloes

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 825-829

  Mahr un Nisa, ^a   Sarwar, M ^a   Ajmal Khan, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Buffaloes; Corn Steep Liquor; Milk Production; Urea; Wheat Straw

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4344710410     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.825     Document Type: Article

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