Effect of feeding discarded dates on milk yield and composition of Aradi goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 167-170

  Al Dobaib, S N ^a   Mehaia, M A ^a   Khalil, M H ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Goats; Milk composition; Milk yield; Palm dates

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; HORDEUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 59349097185     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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