Physical Form of Concentrate for Lactating Murciano-Granadina Dairy Goats: Feed Intake and Sorting, Milk Production, and Blood Metabolites

Subject Areas : Camel

M.H. Khabbazan ¹ , H. Amanlou ² , D. Zahmatkesh ³ , E. Mahjoubi ⁴ , A. Nikkhah ⁵

1 - Ferdows Pars Agriculture and Livestock Holding Co., Tehran, Iran|Department of Animal Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
2 - Department of Animal Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
3 - Department of Animal Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
4 - Department of Animal Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
5 - Ferdows Pars Agriculture and Livestock Holding Co., Tehran, Iran|Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-04-25 Accepted : 2022-07-01 Published : 2022-06-01

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