The effect of supplementing Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) hay with Acacia tortilis leaves and pods mixture on intake, digestibility and growth performance of goats

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Abdulrazak, S A ^a   Njuguna, E G ^a   Karau, P K ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acacia tortilis; Goats; Intake; Leaves; Live weight; Pods; Tree mixture

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA TORTILIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CHLORIS GAYANA;

EID: 28944431793     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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