The basis of indigenous knowledge of tree fodder quality and its implications for improving the use of tree fodder in developing countries

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 119-131

  Thorne, P J ^a   Subba, D B ^b   Walker, D H ^c   Thapa, B ^d   Wood, C D ^a   Sinclair, F L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b Pakhribas Agricultural Centre   (Nepal)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d CARE International   (Nepal)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fodder quality; Indigenous knowledge; Nutritive value; Obano; Posilo; Tree fodder

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033568437     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00048-6     Document Type: Article

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