Supplementation of Menz ewes with dried leaves of Lablab purpureus or graded levels of Leucaena pallida 14203 and Sesbania sesban 1198: Effects on feed intake, live weight gain and estrous cycle

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 39-51

  Melaku, Solomon ^a   Peters, Kurt J ^b   Tegegne, Azage ^c  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Estrus; Feed intake; Live weight gain; Menz sheep; Multipurpose trees; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS TEF; LABLAB PURPUREUS; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA PALLIDA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 1242321539     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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