Digestibility and nitrogen retention in fattening pigs fed different levels of ensiled cassava leaves as a protein source and ensiled cassava root as energy source

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 24-33

  Du, Thanh Hang ^a  

^a HUE UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Ensiled cassava leaves; Ensiled cassava root; Growing pigs; Nitrogen retention; Protein

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3042618091     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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