Improving the production and utilization of sorghum and pearl millet as livestock feed: Methodological problems and possible solutions

Field Crops Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 123-142

  Blummel M ^a   Zerbini, E ^b   Reddy, B V S ^c   Hash, C T ^c   Bidinger, F ^c   Ravi, D ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Cargill Anim Nutr Europ Lab   (Italy)

^c International Crop Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics   (India)

Author keywords

Animal performance; Crop residues; Digestibility; In vitro gas production; Intake; Pearl millet; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FERMENTATION; FERTILIZERS; GENES; LIGNIN; QUALITY CONTROL;

FODDER QUALITY; GAS PRODUCTION;

CROPS;

DIGESTIBILITY; FODDER; FOOD QUALITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MILLET; SORGHUM;

ANIMALIA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 0346155730     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(03)00145-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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