Effect of supplementing urea-treated barley straw with lucerne or vetch hays on feed intake, digestibility and growth of Arsi Bale Sheep

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 579-586

  Abate, Dawit ^a   Melaku, Solomon ^b  

^a Sinana Agricultural Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Arsi Bale sheep; Body weight; Digestibility; Feed intake; Lucerne; Urea treated barley straw; Vetch

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BEAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; EATING; HORDEUM; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SHEEP; UREA; VICIA;

HORDEUM; LANA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA VARIA;

EID: 62949169933     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9227-1     Document Type: Article

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