Feed utilization strategies for improved ruminant production in the arid region

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-310

  Nsahlai, I V ^a   Bonsi, M L K ^b,d   Umunna, N N ^b   Sileshi, Z ^c   Bediye, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^d KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Arid zone; Forage legumes; Roughage; Ruminants; Supplementation strategies

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

EID: 0032250731     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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