Influence of regrowth age on the nutritive value of dwarf elephant grass hay (Pennisetum purpureum Schum. cv. Mott) consumed by lambs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Kozloski, G V ^a   Perottoni, J ^a   Sanchez, L M B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Forage quality; Intake; Maturity; Sheep; Tropical grass

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; OVIS ARIES; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 15944408929     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.12.012     Document Type: Article

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