Nutritional evaluation of green mulberry (Morus multicaulis) leaves in sheep

Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 133-138

  Ganai, A M ^a   Ahmad, H A ^a   Bilal, S ^a  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

Blood parameters; Digestibility; Mulberry leaves; Rumen metabolites; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149437194     PISSN: 09722963     EISSN: 0974181X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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