Effects of feeding sesame meal on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and carcass characteristics of Awassi lambs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-17

  Obeidat, B S ^a   Abdullah, A Y ^a   Mahmoud, K Z ^a   Awawdeh, M S ^a   Al beitawi, N Z ^a   Al Lataifeh, F A ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Awassi lambs; Carcass characteristics; Digestibility; Growth; Sesame meal

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 61349150499     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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