Effect of supplemental chromium levels on performance, digestibility and carcass characteristics of transport-stressed lambs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1124-1132

  Kraidees, M S ^a   Al Haidary, I A ^a   Mufarrej, S I ^a   Al Saiady, M Y ^a   Metwally, H M ^a   Hussein, M F ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Carcass; Chromium yeast; Digestibility; Lambs; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70350274298     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2009.80385     Document Type: Article

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