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Almond hulls: Tested as feed for dairy cattle and lambs showed promise and limitations in value
Author
Robert F. MillerAuthor Affiliations
Robert F. Miller is Professor of Animal Husbandry and Animal Husbandman in the Experiment Station, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 3(6):10-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n06p10. June 1949.
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Abstract
Some of the 40,000 tons of almond hulls produced annually in California—as a by-product in the process of hulling almonds—are fed to dairy cattle, sheep, and milk goats.
Miller R. 1949. Almond hulls: Tested as feed for dairy cattle and lambs showed promise and limitations in value. Hilgardia 3(6):10-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n06p10
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