Acacia angustissima: Its anti-nutrients constituents, toxicity and possible mechanisms to alleviate the toxicity - A short review

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-147

  Odenyo, A A ^a,e   Osuji, P O ^a   Reed, J D ^b   Smith, A H ^c   Mackie, R I ^c   McSweeney, C S ^d   Hanson, J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Detoxification; Multipurpose trees; Non protein amino acids; Rumen microbes; Tannins

Indexed keywords

DETOXIFICATION; FODDER; RUMINANT; SHEEP; TOXICITY;

ACACIA; ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0344980625     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026360912944     Document Type: Conference Paper

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