Ileal and total tract digestibility of leucaena meal (Leucaena leucocephala Lam. de Wit) in growing pigs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-273

  Ly, J ^a   Reyes, J L ^a   Macias, M ^a   Martinez, Vivian ^a   Dominguez, P L ^a   Ruiz, R ^b  

^a Swine Research Institute   (Cuba)

^b Forage Research Institute   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Leucaena meal; Pigs; Sugar cane molasses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346365965     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01106-6     Document Type: Article

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