Yellow grease as an alternative energy source for nursing Awassi ewes and their suckling lambs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 165-174

  Awawdeh, M S ^a   Obeidat, B S ^a   Kridli, R T ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Alternative feeds; Awassi sheep; Lipids; Yellow grease

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 67650108635     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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