Effect of doubling the amount of low quality grass hay offered and supplementation with Acacia tortilis fruits or Sesbania sesban leaves, on intake and digestibility by sheep in Tanzania

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-48

  Bitende, Stella N ^a   Ledin, Inger ^b  

^a Ministry of Livestock Development Dar es Salaam   (Tanzania)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amount offered; Cenchrus ciliaris; Digestibility; Intake; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ACACIA TORTILIS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; OVIS ARIES; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 0038975850     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-6226(95)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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