Weight and chemical composition of the plant parts of enset ( Ensete ventricosum) and the intake and degradability of enset by cattle

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-257

  Fekadua, D ^a   Ledin, I ^b  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Core; Corm; Ethiopia; Lamina; Leaf; Midribs; On farm; Pseudostem; Sheath; Urea supplementation

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; CHLORIS GAYANA; ELEPHANT; ENSETE VENTRICOSUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 30244549085     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-6226(97)00047-x     Document Type: Article

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