Partial replacement of concentrate with tomato pulp and olive cake-based feed blocks as supplements for lambs fed wheat straw

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 206-222

  Ben Salem, H ^a   Znaidi, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Concentrate; Digestion; Feed blocks; Growth; Intake; Lambs; Olive cake; Tomato pulp

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA NAPUS; HORDEUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 53449085615     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.09.019     Document Type: Article

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