Digestibility of some tropical browse species varying in tannin content

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 77-88

  Balogun, R O ^a,c   Jones, R J ^b   Holmes, J H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

ADF; ADL; NDF; Nylon bag digestion; Tannins; Tropical browse

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA LEBBECK; ALBIZIA LEBBEK; BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA RUFESCENS; CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; COMBRETUM; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 0003050636     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00210-7     Document Type: Article

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