Nutritional management to improve sheep and goat performances in semiarid regions;Manejo nutricional para melhorar o desempenho de ovinos e caprinos em regiões semiáridas

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 337-347

  Salem, Hichem Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Alternative feeds; Feeding management; Performance; Semiarid regions; Small ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78651476972     PISSN: 15163598     EISSN: 18069290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-35982010001300037     Document Type: Article

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