Comparative Evaluation of Cotton Seed Meal and Sunflower Seed Meal in Urea Molasses Blocks Versus Commercial Concentrate as Supplement to Basal Ration of Wheat Straw with Stall-fed Buffalo Calves |
Mirza, I.H.
(Animal Sciences Institute (ASI), National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC))
Anjum, M.I. (Animal Sciences Institute (ASI), National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC)) Khan, A.G. (Animal Sciences Institute (ASI), National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC)) Azim, A. (Animal Sciences Institute (ASI), National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC)) |
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