Tree mixtures within integrated farming systems

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 37-46

  Rosales, Mauricio ^a   Gill, Margaret ^b  

^a CIPAV COLCIENCIAS ^*  (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Environment; Fodder trees; In vitro evaluation; Mixtures; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 3042684540     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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