In vitro digestibility using caecal liquor of diets containing poor quality roughages and green forages fed to domesticated ostriches (Struthio camelus var. domesticus)

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 283-291

  Nheta, C ^a,b   Topps, J H ^a   Dzama, K ^a   Kusina, J ^a   Mugabe, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b National Foods Limited   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Forages; In vitro; Ostrich diets; Tilley and Terry

Indexed keywords

CAMELUS; CHLORIS GAYANA; DESMODIUM UNCINATUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SECALE CEREALE; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; SYMPHYTUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 13844297996     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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