Preliminary evaluation of potential fodder quality in a range of Leucaena species

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-198

  Stewart, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fibre; Palatability; Protein; Tannin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; DETERGENT; FIBER; HONDURAS; PALATABILITY; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TANNIN;

AGROFORESTRY; LEUCAENA; TODDER QUALITY;

HONDURAS;

EID: 0031877826     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006028931809     Document Type: Article

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