Influence of dietary nitrogen sources with different ruminal degradability on growth performance of Comisana ewe lambs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 132-136

  Tufarelli, V ^a   Dario, M ^a   Laudadio, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CNCPS; Digestibility; Ewe lamb; Growth performance; Rumen protein degradability

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 59349112763     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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