New perspectives on the use of tropical plants to improve ruminant nutrition

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-214

  Teferedegne, B ^a,b  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Defaunation; Rumen; Ruminants; Tree legumes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVIDS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD QUALITY; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; FUNGI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033854966     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665100000239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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