Estimation of methane production in sheep using nutrient composition of the diet

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 765-770

  Mirzaei Aghsaghali, Afshar ^a   Maheri Sis, Naser ^a   Mirza Aghazadeh, Ali ^a   Ebrahimnezhad, Yahya ^a   Dastouri, Mohammad Reza ^a   Golshani, Abolfazl Aghajanzadeh ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Grass; Legume; Methane production; Nutrient composition; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949098590     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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