The chemical composition and potential nutritive value of the foliage of four subtropical tree species in southern Africa for ruminants

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 132-141

  Lukhele, M S ^a   Van Ryssen, J B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Browse; Combretum species; in vitro digestibility; Leaves; Mopane; Ruminal degradability

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM APICULATUM; COMBRETUM MOLLE; COMBRETUM ZEYHERI;

EID: 0141954976     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v33i2.3767     Document Type: Article

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