Mineral concentrations of forages grazed by small ruminants in the wet season in Benue State, Nigeria. II. Trace minerals and forage crude protein

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 1998, Pages 1211-1220

  Ogebe, P O ^a   McDowell, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

BENUE STATE; NIGERIA;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 0031813158     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629809370021     Document Type: Article

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