Chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility of indigenous finger millet (Eleusine coracana) in Botswana

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 60-65

  Madibela, O R ^a   Modiakgotla, E ^b  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^b Department of Agricultural Research ^*  (Botswana)

Author keywords

Composition; Crude protein; Finger millet; In vitro dry matter digestibility

Indexed keywords

ELEUSINE; ELEUSINE CORACANA; FRAXINUS;

EID: 2942644293     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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