A Comparative Study on Digestive Parameters in an Indigenous Fat-tailed and a Conventional Dorper Sheep Fed on Maize Stover Crop Residue
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Mwenya, B.
(Department of Animal Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)
Wollny, C. (Universities of Malawi, Bunda College of Agriculture) Blummel, M. (University of Hohenheim Tropenzentrum) Banda, J. (Universities of Malawi, Bunda College of Agriculture) Takahashi, J. (Department of Animal Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine) |
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