Promising tropical grasses and legumes as feed resources in Central Tanzania III: Effect of feeding level on digestibility and voluntary intake of four grasses by sheep

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 79-95

  Mero, Rhodes N ^a   Udén, Peter ^b,c  

^a Selian Agricultural research Institute   (Tanzania)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Box 7024 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Selective feeding; Tropical grasses; Voluntary intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008731283     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)00073-4     Document Type: Article

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