In vitro and in situ evaluation of selected multipurpose trees, wheat bran and Lablab purpureus as potential feed supplements to tef (Eragrostis tef) straw

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 108, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 159-179

  Melaku, Solomon ^a   Peters, Kurt J ^b   Tegegne, Azage ^c  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; In situ; In vitro; Multipurpose trees; Tef straw

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS TEF; LABLAB PURPUREUS; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA PALLIDA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0038824703     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(03)00128-7     Document Type: Article

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