Effect of season and supplementation on the utilization of natural herbage by grazing calves in the wet-intermediate zone of Sri Lanka
A grazing experiment was conducted to determine the production potential of buffaloes as a function of supplementation and pasture production during different seasons. Six groups of two cross-bred Murrah buffalo heifers of 16 ± 3 months of age mean live weight of 127 ± 10 kg we...
Main Authors: | T. Seresinhe, K.K. Pathirana |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2010-02-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1036 |
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