Effect of different levels of Quebracho tannin on nitrogen utilization and growth performance of Najdi sheep fed alfalfa (Medicago sativa) hay as a sole diet

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 532-541

  Al Dobaib, Soliman N ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Alfalfa hay; Growth performance; Najdi sheep; Nitrogen utilization; Quebracho tannin

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RUMEN; SHEEP; TANNINS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; SCHINOPSIS BALANSAE;

EID: 70349694126     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2009.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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