Apparent digestibility of diets with combinations of soybean hulls and coastcross (Cynodon sp.) hay offered to ram lambs

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 581-588

  De Araujo, Rafael Canonenco ^a   Pires, Alexandre Vaz ^a   Susin, Ivanete ^a   Urano, Fumi Shibata ^a   Mendes, Clayton Quirino ^a   Rodrigues, Gustavo Henrique ^a   Packer, Irineu Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hair sheep; NDF; Nitrogen balance; Santa In s; Water intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 57149106355     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162008000600003     Document Type: Article

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