The effect of partial replacement of barley grains by Prosopis juliflora pods on growth performance, nutrient intake, digestibility, and carcass characteristics of Awassi lambs fed finishing diets

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 42-54

  Obeidat, Belal S ^a   Abdullah, Abdullah Y ^a   Al Lataifeh, Fatima A ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Awassi lambs; Carcass characteristics; Digestibility; Growth; Prosopis juliflora pods

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; OVIS ARIES; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 50249088133     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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