Reproductive performance of South African indigenous goats inoculated with DHP-degrading rumen bacteria and maintained on Leucaena leucocephala/grass mixture and natural pasture

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-85

  Akingbade, A A ^a   Nsahlai, I V ^a   Bonsi, M L K ^a   Morris, C D ^b   Du Toit, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

DHP degrading rumen bacteria; Leuceana; Natural pasture; Reproductive performance; South African indigenous goats (SAIG)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 0035139358     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(00)00174-7     Document Type: Article

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