Recent work on the production and utilization of tree fodder in East Africa

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 39-51

  Roothaert, R L ^a   Paterson, R T ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fodder trees; Fodder utilization; Ruminant production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; COMMIPHORA; CROTALARIA; HETEROPSYLLA CUBANA; LEUCAENA DIVERSIFOLIA; LEUCAENA ESCULENTA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCAENA PALLIDA; LEUCOCEPHALA; MELIA; MELIA VOLKENSII; MELIACEAE; MIMOSA; MIMOSA SCABRELLA; PSYLLIDAE; SCABRELLA; SESBANIA; TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA; TRIUMFETTA;

EID: 0002559019     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)81621-5     Document Type: Article

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