Nutritive Value and Utilization of Three Grass Species by Crossbred Anglo-Nubian Goats in Samoa

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1389-1393

  Aregheore, Eroarome Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Samoa)

Author keywords

Batiki; Chemical Composition; Digestibility; DMI; FE; Grass; Growth Rate; Guinea; Signal

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; ISCHAEMUM; ISCHAEMUM ARISTATUM; NUBIAN; PANICUM MAXIMUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0035590456     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.1389     Document Type: Article

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