Performance of crossbred dairy calves fed a basal diet of meadow hay supplemented with noug (Guizotia abyssinica) cake or urea-molasses mixture with or without phosphate

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Abstract

A study conduted to examine the response to supplementary phosphours by dairy calves fed a basal diet of native grass hay supplemented with urea-molasses mixture or a local oilseed cake, noug (nigerseed). Includes data on chemical composition, bodyweight gains, intake & digestibility, and bone quality of calves.

Citation

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition;61(1): 1-8

Authors

  • Kabaija, E.
  • Little, D.A.

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