On-farm evaluation of lactating crossbred (Bos taurus × Bos indicus) dairy cows fed a basal diet of urea treated teff (Eragrostis tef) straw supplemented with escape protein source during the dry season in crop-livestock production system of north Shoa, Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Dejene, Mesfin ^a   Bediye, Seyoum ^b   Kehaliw, Aemiro ^a   Kitaw, Getu ^a   Nesha, Kedir ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^b ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Atella; Bypass protein; Economic analysis; Hay; Milk yield; Noug cake; Oat grain; Straw treatment; Wheat bran

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS TEF; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 69249096543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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