Occurrence of digestive interactions in tree forage-based diets for sheep

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-78

  Fall Toure S ^a   Michalet Doreau, B ^b   Traore E ^a   Friot, D ^c   Richard, D ^c  

^a ISRA LNERV   (Senegal)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Browse plants; Digestive interactions; In vivo dry matter digestibility; Rumen DM degradation; Sheep; Tropical regions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001774095     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-8401(98)00127-8     Document Type: Article

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