Influence of leucaena supplementation on productivity and grazing activity of goats on Digitaria setivalva pasture

Tropical Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 153-158

  Van Mele, P ^a   Davis, M P ^b   Halim, R A ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Digitaria setivalva; Goats; Grazing; Leucaena leucocephala; Nutritive value

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032706293     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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