Health and performance of Omani sheep fed salt-tolerant sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) forage or Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana)

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-102

  Al Khalasi, S S ^a   Mahgoub, O ^b   Kadim, I T ^b   Al Marzouqi, W ^b   Al Rawahi, S ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Blood metabolites; Minerals; Performance; Salinity; Sheep; Sorghum fodder

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHLORIS GAYANA; OVIS ARIES; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 77953230767     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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