Development of sheep and goat production system based on the use of salt-tolerant plants and marginal resources in the United Arab Emirates

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-46

  Al Shorepy, S A ^a   Alhadrami, G A ^a   El Awad, A I ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Atriplex spp.; Distichlis spicata; Goats; Salt tolerant plants; Sheep; Sporobolus virginicus; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; CAPRA HIRCUS; CHLORIS GAYANA; DISTICHLIS; DISTICHLIS SPICATA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; SPOROBOLUS; SPOROBOLUS VIRGINICUS;

EID: 77953138029     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.11.017     Document Type: Review

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