Effect of added dietary nitrate and elemental sulfur on wool growth and methane emission of Merino lambs

Animal Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1195-1201

  Li, L ^a   Silveira, C I ^a   Nolan, J V ^a   Godwin, I R ^a   Leng, R A ^a   Hegarty, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

feed conversion ratio; liveweight gain; wool growth rate.

Indexed keywords

DIET; GROWTH RATE; MAMMAL; METHANE; NUTRIENT USE; UREA; WOOL;

EID: 84884780114     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN13222     Document Type: Article

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