Effects of supplementation of a basal diet of maize stover with different amounts of Leucaena diversifolia on intake, digestibility, nitrogen metabolism and rumen parameters in sheep

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 131-142

  Hindrichsen, I K ^a   Osuji, P O ^b   Odenyo, A A ^b   Madsen, J ^a   Hvelplund, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Maize stover; Multipurpose tree; Ruminant; Tannins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA DIVERSIFOLIA; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036681498     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(02)00079-2     Document Type: Article

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