Olive cake, citrus pulp and wheat straw silage as an ingredient in lamb diets: 1. Effects on growth and carcass characteristics

In the Mediterranean area the olive cake and the citrus (orange) pulp are two important agro-industrial by-products. Their elimination can have high costs. These two by-products are used separately or as part of mixture in animal feeding since many years (Accardi et al., 1979; Dattilo and Congiu, 19...

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Main Authors: L. Chies, M. Scerra, G. Vottari, C. Cilione, F. Foti, P. Caparra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2128
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Summary:In the Mediterranean area the olive cake and the citrus (orange) pulp are two important agro-industrial by-products. Their elimination can have high costs. These two by-products are used separately or as part of mixture in animal feeding since many years (Accardi et al., 1979; Dattilo and Congiu, 1995; Hadjipanayiotou, 1999; Scerra et al., 2001)...
ISSN:1594-4077
1828-051X