Impact of feeding saltbush twigs on feed intake, weight gain, and some mineral levels of fattening Awassi lambs

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-19

  Alazzeh, A Y ^a   AbuGhazaleh, A A ^b   Awawdeh, F T ^c   Abdelrahman, M M ^d   Al Rayyan, N A ^e  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Centre for Agricultural Research and Extension   (Jordan)

^d MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Awassi lambs; Blood mineral profile; Dry matter intake; Saltbush; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COBALT; COPPER; OXALIC ACID; TANNIN; ZINC; MINERAL;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; LAMB; MALE; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; METABOLISM; SHEEP;

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; HORDEUM; OVIS ARIES; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ATRIPLEX; BODY WEIGHT; MINERALS; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 68349107066     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-008-8313-6     Document Type: Article

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