Macro-minerals bioavailability study in goats fed forages of nitrogen fertilized Guinea grass and Guinea grass-Verano stylo mixture

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 32-39

  Bamikole, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Goats; Guinea grass; Macro minerals; Nitrogen fertilizer; Verano stylo

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; PANICUM; PANICUM MAXIMUM; STYLOSANTHES; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS; STYLOSANTHES HAMATA;

EID: 2942718898     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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