In sacco dry matter degradability and in vitro gas production characteristics of some ghanaian feeds

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-37

  Tuah, A K ^a   Okai, D B ^a,b   Orskov E R ^a,b   Kyle, D ^a,b   Wshand, ^a,b   Greenhalgh, J F D ^a,c   Obese, F Y ^a   Karikari, P K ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Gilfach   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ghanaian feeds; In sacco dry matter degradation; In vitro gas production

Indexed keywords

ELAEIS; THEOBROMA CACAO; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3042536548     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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