Nutrient utilization and rumen metabolism in sheep fed Prosopis juliflora pods and Cenchrus grass

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Nutrient utilization and rumen metabolism in sheep fed Prosopis juliflora pods and Cenchrus grass

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عنوان ژورنال: SpringerPlus

سال: 2013

ISSN: 2193-1801

DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-598