Effects of supplementation with foliage from the tree legumes Acacia angustissima, Cajanus cajan, Calliandra calothyrsus and Leucaena leucocephala on feed intake, digestibility and nitrogen metabolism of sheep given maize stover ad libitum

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 233-240

  Masama, E ^a   Topps, J H ^a   Ngongoni, N T ^a   Maasdorp, B V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Intake; Maize stover; Nitrogen metabolism; Protein rich supplements; Sheep; Tree legumes

Indexed keywords

ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA; CAJAN; CAJANUS CAJAN; CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA LEUCOCEPHALA; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0000547714     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)81638-0     Document Type: Article

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