Effect of concentrate supplementation at pasture and inclusion of condensed tannins (Quebracho) in concentrates on lamb performance and faecal egg and worm counts

Livestock Science

Volumn 135, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 205-214

  Dawson, L E R ^a   McCoy, M A ^a   Edgar, H W J ^a   Carson, A F ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Faecal egg counts; Lambs; Quebracho

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES; SCHINOPSIS BALANSAE;

EID: 78650851742     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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