Promising tropical grasses and legumes as feed resources in Central Tanzania: VI. Nitrogen balance in growing bulls consuming tropical herbaceous forage legumes

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 387-396

  Mero, Rhodes N ^a   Udén, Peter ^b  

^a Selian Agricultural research Institute   (Tanzania)

^b Dept of Anim Nutr and Management ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Growing bulls; Legume supplements; Nitrogen balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038588712     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)00119-3     Document Type: Article

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