TY - SER AU - Saleh,I.A. TI - Effects of ammoniated rice straw on health, rumen liquor and blood in heifers and rams KW - Straw as feed KW - Rams KW - Feeding and feeds KW - Heifers N1 - Includes references N2 - Thirty animals (16 heifers and 14 rams) were used in this study. The first group comprised of 16 heifers (2 years old, 400 ± 10 kg weight). The heifers, were subdivided into 8 tested and 8 control. The tested heifers were fed on ammoniated rice straw 3 % for 6 months and concentrate mixture, however the control heifers fed on ration with rice straw, berseem and concentrate mixture. The second group comprised of 14 fattened rams (1-1.5 years old, 60 ± 10 kg weight). The fattened rams were subdivided into 7 tested and 7 control. The tested rams fed on ammoniated rice straw 3 % and concentrate mixture for 10 months, while the controls were kept on rice straw, berseem with concentrate mixture UR - http://nile.enal.sci.eg/EALE/2003/VMJ/5103/4/519.pdf ER -