Optimising the quality and biomass production of maize stover tops for stall-fed dual purpose dairy cows in semiarid central Tanzania

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 207-215

  Bwire, J M ^a,b   Wiktorsson, H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Ministry of Livestock Development Dar es Salaam   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Conservation method; Dual purpose cattle; Lab lab forage; Maize tops; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036852943     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00060-X     Document Type: Article

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