Cyanogenic potential of cassava peels and their detoxification for utilization as livestock feed

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 366-369

  Tweyongyere, Robert ^a   Katongole, Ignatious ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CULTIVAR; CYANOGENESIS; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; HEAP FERMENTATION; LIVESTOCK; MARKET; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; SUN DRYING; UGANDA; WET FERMENTATION;

ANIMAL FEED; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; GLYCOSIDES; MANIHOT; UGANDA;

ANIMALIA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 0036889530     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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