Awassi lamb growth responses and carcass traits, and economic benefits associated with reduced-cost diets made from locally available feed resources

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-52

  Hartwell, B W ^a,b   Iniguez L ^a   Knaus, W F ^b   Madsen, J ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Awassi lambs; Local feed resources; Reduced cost fattening diets

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HORDEUM; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955785292     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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