Feeding napier hay as supplement to sheep given poor quality natural pasture hay: Effects of level of napier hay supplement and inclusion of urea in the basal diet on intake and digestibility

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 123-135

  Manyuchi, B ^a   Hovell, F D Deb ^b   Ndlovu, L R ^c   Topps, J H ^c   Tigere, A ^d  

^a AFRICA UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d Grasslands Research Station Harare   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Forage; Intake; Sheep; Supplementation; Urea

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0042133084     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01013-9     Document Type: Article

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