An Evaluation of the Acceptability as Forage of Some Nutritive and Antinutritive Components and of the Dry Matter Degradation Profiles of Five Species of Ficus

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-167

  Bamikole, M A ^a   Ikhatua, U J ^a   Arigbede, O M ^b   Babayemi, O J ^c   Etela, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Degradation; Dry matter; Fibre; Ficus; Fistula; Forage; Nutrients; Oxalic acid; Palatability; Phytic acid; Protein; Saponin; Sheep; Tannin

Indexed keywords

OXALIC ACID; PHYTIC ACID; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DIETARY FIBER; EVALUATION; FICUS; FOOD PREFERENCE; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; FICUS; FOOD PREFERENCES; GOATS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OXALIC ACID; PHYTIC ACID; SAPONINS; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TANNINS;

ANIMALIA; CAFETERIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; FICUS BENJAMINA; FICUS RELIGIOSA; FICUS THONNINGII; FISTULA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0442298592     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TROP.0000012104.47814.78     Document Type: Article

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