Influence of feeding increasing levels of leucaena leaf meal on the performance of milch goats and metabolism of mimosine and 3-hydroxy-4 (1H) pyridone

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 159-167

  Gupta, H K ^a   Atreja, P P ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

DHP; Goats; Leucaena leaf meal; Milk production; Mimosine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033620463     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00263-6     Document Type: Article

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