Feed intake and sperm morphology in Ogaden bucks supplemented with either agro-industrial by-products or khat (Catha edulis) leftover

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 437-444

  Mekasha, Y ^a,b   Tegegne, A ^c   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHIOPIA; GOAT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATHA; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHIOPIA; GOATS; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

CAPRA HIRCUS; CATHA EDULIS;

EID: 48249134416     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00931.x     Document Type: Article

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