Seasonal influence on mineral content of forages used by smallholder dairy farmers in lowlands of Mvomero District, Morogoro, Tanzania

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 216-221

  Mtui, Dorah J ^a,b   Lekule, Faustin P ^b   Shem, Martin N ^b   Rubanza, Chrispinus D K ^c   Ichinohe, Toshiyoshi ^a   Hayashida, Maki ^a   Fujihara, Tsutomu ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c Tanzania Forestry Research Institute   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle requirements; Macro and micro minerals; Potential mineral intake; Wet and dry seasons

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MACROPTILIUM ATROPURPUREUM; MORUS (PLANT); MORUS ALBA; NEONOTONIA WIGHTII; PANICUM MAXIMUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; POACEAE;

EID: 33744462854     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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