International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 287

Full Length Research Paper

Bodyweight gain and carcass characteristics of Horro sheep fed urea treated maize husk and untreated maize husk supplemented with different levels of concentrate mix at Bako, Western Ethiopia

Girma Defar
  • Girma Defar
  • Department of Animal and Range Sciences, School of Agriculture, Madawalabu University, P.O. Box 247, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia.
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Mengistu Urgie
  • Mengistu Urgie
  • School of Animal and Range Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box 138, Dire-Dawa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 30 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 10 April 2017
  •  Published: 30 June 2017

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