Relationships between preference, rumen degradability, gas production and chemical composition of browses

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-144

  Kaitho, R J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Fibre; Intake; Nitrogen; Palatability; Tannin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031462162     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005913119236     Document Type: Article

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