The effects of Gliricidia sepium and maize bran as supplementary feed to Rhodes grass hay on intake, digestion and liveweight of dairy goats

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-70

  Ondiek, J O ^a,b   Abdulrazak, S A ^c   Tuitoek, J K ^a   Bareeba, F B ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gliricidia; Goats; Maize bran; Supplements; Tropical Africa

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; CHLORIS GAYANA; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032885776     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00004-4     Document Type: Article

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