Protein and Energy Value of Pearl Millet Grain for Mature Goats

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1964-1969

  Terrill, T H ^b   Gelaye, S ^b   Amoah, E A ^b   Miller, S ^b   Kouakou, B ^b   Gates, R N ^a,b   Hanna, W W ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Goats; Intake; Metabolizable Energy; Pearl Millet

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GOAT; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CEREALS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; GOATS; MALE; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032110560     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7671964x     Document Type: Article

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