Effects of herbage and bush level on diet selection and nutrient intake of cattle in a Commiphora savanna

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn , Issue 4, 1996, Pages 378-388

  Mnene, William N ^a   Stuth, Jerry W ^b   Lyons, Robert K ^c  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas AgriLife Research   (United States)

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