Potential of water hyacinth (Eicchornia crassipes) in ruminant nutrition in Tanzania

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages

  Aboud, A A O ^a   Kidunda, R S ^a   Osarya, J ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Biomass yield; Chemical composition; Molasses; Silage; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 24344472093     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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