Response of goats to partial replacement of dietary protein by a leaf meal mixture containing Leucaena leucocephala, Morus alba and Tectona grandis

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-56

  Anbarasu, C ^a,b   Dutta, N ^a   Sharma, K ^a   Rawat, M ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Veterinary Dispensary   (India)

Author keywords

Goats; Leaf meal mixture; Leucaena; Nutrient utilization; Serum enzymes and immune status; Tannin; Wheat straw

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CAPRA HIRCUS; GLYCINE MAX; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MORUS (PLANT); MORUS ALBA; TECTONA GRANDIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0347062505     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00203-7     Document Type: Article

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