Legume hays as a supplement for dairy goats during the dry season

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 189-192

  Ahmed, M M M ^a   Nour, H S ^b  

^a Faculty of Animal Production   (Sudan)

^b Range Mgmt Administrative Office   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Body weight; Dairy goat; Legume hay; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA SEYAL; ANIMALIA; CAJANUS CAJAN; CAPRA HIRCUS; CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS BIFLORUS; CLITORIA; COLUMBA; LEPTADENIA; MAERUA; NUBIAN; PANICUM; PISUM SATIVUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0039384307     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(96)00991-1     Document Type: Article

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