A survey of chemical and nutritional characteristics of halophytes plants used by camels in Southern Tunisia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-215

  Laudadio, Vito ^a   Tufarelli, Vincenzo ^a   Dario, Marco ^a   Hammadi, Mohamed ^b   Seddik, Mabrouk Mouldi ^b   Lacalandra, Giovanni Michele ^a   Dario, Cataldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Institute of Arid Regions   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Camel; Dietary preference; Halophytes plants; Pasture quality; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HALOPHYTE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEASON; TUNISIA;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CAMELS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SALT-TOLERANT PLANTS; SEASONS; TUNISIA;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ASTERACEAE; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; FRANKENIACEAE; PLUMBAGINACEAE; POACEAE; TAMARICACEAE; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

EID: 58149195434     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9177-7     Document Type: Article

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