Effect of supplemental palm oil on nutrient utilization, feeding economics and carcass characteristics in post-weaned Muzafarnagari lambs under feedlot condition

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 78, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 66-73

  Dutta, T K ^a   Agnihotri, M K ^b   Rao, S B N ^c  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON GOATS   (India)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (India)

^c ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Carcass characteristics; Digestibility; Lamb; Meat quality; Nitrogen retention; Palm oil

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CICER ARIETINUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 47949086852     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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