The effect of maturity on the composition of hay and silage made from Columbus grass (Sorghum almum)

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 46-50

  Kallah, Muh S ^a   Muhammad, I R ^a   Baba, M ^b   Lawal, R ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Afribank Nigeria Plc   (Nigeria)

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