Effect of replacing barley with corn or sorghum grain on rumen fermentation characteristics and performance of Iranian Baluchi lamb fed high concentrate rations

Animal Production Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 263-268

  Yahaghi, M ^a   Liang, J B ^a   Balcells, J ^b   Valizadeh, R ^c   Alimon, A R ^a   Ho, Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

In situ; In vivo; Starch degradability

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; DEGRADATION; DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; DRY MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERMENTATION; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MAIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SHEEP; SORGHUM; STARCH;

IRAN;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84858757390     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN11181     Document Type: Article

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