Grass hay and acacia fruits: A local feeding system for improved calf performance in semi-arid Ethiopia
A 90-day growth trial was designed to compare the performance of calves on 3 dry-season diets composed of local resources from the Borana pastoral system. The control group received the traditional diet of cut- and carry, standing - brown grass while the other diets consisted of grass hay stored sin...
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Springer
1993
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29739 |
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