The potential of feeding goats sun dried Rumen Contents with or without bacterial inoculums as replacement for Berseem Clover and the effects on milk production and animal health

International Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 267-277

  Khattab, H M ^a   Gado, H M ^a   Kholif, A E ^b   Mansour, A M ^a   Kholif, A M ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Berseem clover; Biological treatments; Enzymes; Milk; Rumen contents

Indexed keywords

EID: 82855163122     PISSN: 18119743     EISSN: 18119751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijds.2011.267.277     Document Type: Article

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