Effects of feeding carob pods (Ceratonia siliqua L.) on nursing performance of Awassi ewes and their lambs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 9-15

  Obeidat, B S ^a   Alrababah, M A ^a   Alhamad, M N ^a   Gharaibeh, M A ^a   Ishmais, M A Abu ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Awassi ewes; Carob pods; Digestibility; Intake; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERATONIA SILIQUA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84861186686     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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