A survey of the diversity of plants utilized for small ruminant feeding in south-eastern Nigeria

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 147-154

  Okoli, I C ^a   Ebere, C S ^a   Uchegbu, M C ^a   Udah, C A ^b   Ibeawuchi, I I ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Min of Agriculture and Environment   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Browse; Nigeria; Plant diversity; Small ruminants

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FEEDING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RUMINANT;

NIGERIA;

ABIA; ALCHORNEA; ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; ANIMALIA; ASPILIA AFRICANA; BOVIDAE; COSTUS; COSTUS AFER; DACTYLEDAMA BATTERII; MANNIOPHYTON FULVUM;

EID: 0038346038     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00172-X     Document Type: Article

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