Effects of Tephrosia candida DC leaf and its mixtures with Guinea grass on in vitro fermentation changes as feed for ruminants in Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-18

  Babayemi, O J ^a   Bamikole, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Forage; Incubation fermentation; Methane; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; METHANE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHENOL; PHYTOSTEROL; PROTEIN; SAPONIN; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY YIELD; FERMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGE; IN VITRO STUDY; KENAF; LIVESTOCK; METABOLITE; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT LEAF; TEPHROSIA;

BOVIDAE; HIBISCUS CANNABINUS; PANICUM MAXIMUM; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA CANDIDA;

EID: 33646399164     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2006.14.18     Document Type: Article

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