Performance of indigenous and exotic x indigenous sheep breeds fed different diets in spring and the efficiency of feeding system in crop-livestock farming

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 554-569

  Ates, S ^a,d   Keles, G ^b,d   Inal, F ^c   Gunes, A ^d   Dhehibi, B ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Bahri Dagdas International Agricultural Research Institute Karatay   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; TRITICOSECALE; VICIA PANNONICA;

EID: 84924859549     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859614000677     Document Type: Article

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