Evaluation of Meskit (Prosopis juliflora) pods as a feed for goats

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 319-327

  Mahgoub, Osman ^a   Kadim, Isam T ^a   Forsberg, Neil E ^a,b   Al Ajmi, Dawood S ^a   Al Saqry, Naseeb M ^a   Al Abri, Abdullah S ^a   Annamalai, Kanthi ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goats; Growth; Meskit; Mesquite; Oman; Prosopis juliflora

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; CHLORIS; CHLORIS GAYANA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 20344395385     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.01.016     Document Type: Article

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