Effect of dietary roughage and concentrate ratio on nutrient utilization and performance of ruminant animals

Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-135

  Santra, A ^a   Karim, S A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Body growth; Nutrient utilization; Roughage: concentrate ratio; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951632873     PISSN: 09722963     EISSN: 0974181X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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