Supplementation of graded levels of Desmodium intortum hay to sheep feeding on maize stover harvested at three stages of maturity: 1. Feed intake, digestibility and body weight change

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 239-257

  Tolera, Adugna ^a,b   Sundstøl, Frik ^b  

^a Awassa College of Agriculture   (Ethiopia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body weight gain; Desmodium intortum; Digestibility; Feed intake; Maize stover; Stage of maturity; Substitution rate

Indexed keywords

DESMODIUM INTORTUM;

EID: 0034733838     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(00)00135-8     Document Type: Article

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