Effects of different levels of coconut oil supplementation on performance, digestibility, rumen fermentation and carcass traits of Malpura lambs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 29-37

  Bhatt, R S ^a   Soren, N M ^a   Tripathi, M K ^a   Karim, S A ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood parameters; Carcass characteristics; Coconut oil supplementation; Growth; Lambs; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

AILANTHUS; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79651470118     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.11.021     Document Type: Article

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