Chemical composition, in sacco degradation and in vitro gas production of some Ghanaian browse plants

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 129-137

  Apori, S O ^a,b   Castro, F B ^a   Shand, W J ^a   Orskov E R ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Browse plants; In sacco degradation; In vitro gas production; Nutritive value

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTIARIS; ANTIARIS TOXICARIA; BAPHIA NITIDA; FICUS EXASPERATA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; GREWIA; SPONDIAS MOMBIN; THESPESIA POPULNEA;

EID: 0005211755     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00205-3     Document Type: Article

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