Effect of feed supplements on weight gain and carcass characteristics of intact male Mubende goats fed elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) ad libitum in Uganda
Twenty intact male Mubende goats were randomly divided into five groups of four goats each. Each group was randomly assigned one of the treatments resulting into a complete randomised design. All the animals were individually fed elephant grass (E), used as basal diet, ad libitum. Treatments were is...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Livestock Research Institute
1996
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70863 |
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