Indigenous knowledge of the feeding value of tree fodder

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 37-54

  Thapa, B ^a   Walker, D H ^b   Sinclair, F L ^c  

^a Pakhribas Agricultural Centre   (Nepal)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indigenous knowledge; Nepal; Tree fodder

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30244439882     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)00027-8     Document Type: Article

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