The nutritive value of forage sorghum genotypes developed for the dry tropical highlands of Kenya as feed source for ruminants

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-60

  Ouda, J O ^a,d   Njehia, G K ^a   Moss, A R ^b   Omed, H M ^c   Nsahlai, I V ^d  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

In vitro gas production; Nutritive characteristics; Sorghums

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

EID: 21744448568     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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