Relationships between dietary factors and milk urea nitrogen level in goats grazing herbaceous pasture

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-235

  Bonanno, Adriana ^a   Todaro, Massimo ^a   Di Grigoli, Antonino ^a   Scatassa, Maria Luisa ^b   Tornambè, Gabriele ^a   Alicata, Maria Luigia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dietary protein; Goat; Grazing; Milk urea nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; HORDEUM;

EID: 45349107137     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2008.219     Document Type: Article

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