Effect of urea molasses mineral block supplementation on milk production of cows (Bos indicus) in mid hills of Uttarakhand

Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-178

  Sahoo, B ^a   Vishwanath, ^a   Bhushan, C ^a   Kwatra, J ^a   Agarwal, A ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cow; Hills; Milk; Nutrient utilization; Urea molasses mineral block

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951628705     PISSN: 09722963     EISSN: 0974181X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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