Characterization of Awassi lamb fattening systems: A Syrian case study

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1573-1578

  Hartwell, Birgitte Wiedemann ^a,c,d   Iñiguez, Luis ^a   Mueller, Joaquin ^b   Wurzinger, Maria ^c   Knaus, W F ^c  

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

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

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

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Awassi; Lamb fattening; Syria

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SHEEP; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; SHEEP; SYRIA;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77956181147     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-010-9608-0     Document Type: Article

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