Contribution of Erythrina protein banks and rejected bananas for improving cattle production in the humid tropics

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 245-254

  Ibrahim, M A ^a   Holmann, F ^b   Hernandez M ^c   Camero, A ^a  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^c Ministry of Agriculture   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Browsing; Coppice; Crude protein; In vitro dry matter digestibility; Silvopastoral systems

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; FODDER; FRUIT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PROTEIN;

COSTA RICA;

ANIMALIA; AXONOPUS COMPRESSUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; CYNODON; HYPOXIS; MUSA; PASPALUM;

EID: 0033865594     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006379427315     Document Type: Article

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