Dry matter intake, apparent digestibility and excretion of purine derivatives in sheep fed tropical legume hay

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 261-268

  Mupangwa, J F ^a   Ngongoni, N T ^b   Topps, J H ^c   Acamovic, T ^d   Hamudikuwanda, H ^b   Ndlovu, L R ^b  

^a Cswy   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestibility; DM intake; Legumes; Purine derivatives

Indexed keywords

CASSIA ROTUNDIFOLIA; LABLAB PURPUREUS; MACROPTILIUM ATROPURPUREUM; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS;

EID: 0034069905     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00125-X     Document Type: Article

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