Crop residues and agro-industrial by-products in four pacific Island Countries: Availability, utilisation and potential value in ruminant nutrition

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 266-269

  Aregheore, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Samoa)

Author keywords

Agro industrial By Products; Animals; Crop Residues; Feeds; Pacific Island Countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044524261     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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