Supplementing poultry diet with tree leaves or seeds: On-farm research in Nicaragua

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 74-84

  Kyvsgaard, Niels ^b   Urbina, Ramiro ^a  

^a Proyecto Desarrollo Rural Intg M ^*  (Nicaragua)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chicken; Eggs; On farm; Scavenging; Tree leaves

Indexed keywords

CORDIA; CORDIA DENTATA; CRESCENTIA ALATA; GALLUS GALLUS; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; GUAZUMA; GUAZUMA ULMIFOLIA;

EID: 0010578832     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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