Comparative rumen degradability of some legume forages between wet and dry season in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1107-1111

  Evitayani, ^a   Warly, L ^a,c   Fariani, A ^a,d   Ichinohe, T ^b   Abdulrazak, S A ^a,e   Fujihara, T ^b  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ANDALAS UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^d SRIWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^e EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Dry Season; Legume Forages; Nutritive Value; Ruminants; Wet Season

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 3242700435     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.1107     Document Type: Article

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