Effect of Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal treated with acetic acid or sodium hydroxide on apparent digestibility and nitrogen retention in pig diets

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 151-159

  Echeverria V ^a   Belmar, R ^a   Ly, J ^a   Santos Ricalde, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Leucaena leucocephala; Pigs; Sodium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037174705     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(02)00082-2     Document Type: Article

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