A tropical forage solution to poor quality ruminant diets: A review of Lablab purpureus

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 96-113

  Murphy, Andrea M ^a   Colucci, Pablo E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Escuela Nacional de Agricultura   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Lablab Purpureus; Nutritional characteristics; Review; Tropical legume

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; LABLAB; LABLAB PURPUREUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0008888271     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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