Nutritional evaluation of mulberry leaves as feeds for ruminants

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 9-16

  Yao, J ^a   Yan, B ^a   Wang, X Q ^a   Liu, J X ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Chemical composition; In vitro gas production; Mulberry leaves

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; MORUS (PLANT); MORUS ALBA;

EID: 2942645598     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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