In sacco, in vitro and in vivo digestibility and supplementary value of some tropical forage legume hays to sheep feeding on a basal diet of maize stover

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-43

  Tolera, A ^a   Said, A N ^b,c  

^a Awassa College of Agriculture   (Ethiopia)

^b International Livestock Centre for Africa   (Ethiopia)

^c Mjanaheri Farm Dairy and Poultry   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESMODIUM INTORTUM; MACROTYLOMA AXILLARE; OVIS ARIES; STYLOSANTHES; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031476046     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.1997.tb00735.x     Document Type: Article

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